Job Description

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Role title: Public Cloud Technical Authority

Function: Vodafone Cloud & Infrastructure (VCI)

Band: G12

Department: Public Cloud Services (PCS)

Reports to: Principal Public Cloud Manager

Location: UK - Newbury or Paddington

Role purpose:

The role is focused on Designing and maintaining public cloud blueprints to deliver standardised reusable patterns. Assess new technologies and influence the internal product development roadmap to introduce new services for AWS and GCP. Consulting on security and connectivity best practises along with supporting internal Consultancy and Technical design forums, ensuring best practise principles are followed.

What you'll do

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Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

Design, develop and maintain cloud architecture blueprints, patterns, and templates Promote and champion use of reusable code/modules and API capabilities to drive automation Provide technical design, guidance, and consultancy to support transformation of existing on-prem services to public cloud Drive adoption and implement best practice for cloud connectivity and security standards Ensure Resiliency best practices are applied to all architectural solutions and designs

Who you are

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Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

Proven experience assessing customer workloads and technology landscape for Cloud transformation Proven knowledge of AWS and GCP platform and tools Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts and security compliance requirements Experience in deploying infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines and IaC using DevOps tools such as HashiCorp Stack (Terraform, Packer), Jenkins and Docker Knowledge of serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Function Experience in designing scalable cloud solutions leveraging latest capabilities Ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions Experience working in global organisations focused on delivering large programmes

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent Certification on AWS or GCP architecture Strong technical knowledge of Jira/Confluence, Git, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Swarm, Microservice architecture, Python, Ansible

Not a perfect fit?

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Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

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Discretionary yearly bonus: 10% Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays Charity days: 5 days/year Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5 Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%. Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

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We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.


Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.


If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.


Together we can.