Associate Cloud Engineer

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

Join Howden as an Associate Cloud Engineer to improve Azure cloud platform in Cloud Engineering team. Contribute to build and operational tasks while enhancing reliability and security.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeWakefield • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join the Cloud Engineering team, contributing directly to the build, operation, and improvement of our Azure cloud platform
Work on core platform components that support all cloud-hosted workloads, including subscriptions, identity, networking, monitoring, and deployment automation
Contribute to platform changes using Infrastructure as Code, follow established engineering and governance standards, and support the operation of live environments
Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative improvements
Work closely with senior cloud engineers and architects to deliver platform roadmap items, improve reliability and security, and enable delivery teams through well-defined, well-documented cloud services
Help take ownership of tasks, working methodically, and contributing to shared systems that are relied upon across the organisation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Familiarity or practical experience working with Microsoft Azure
A working understanding of core cloud services such as compute, storage, networking, and identity
Experience (or strong interest) in Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Bicep
Familiarity with using Azure DevOps or similar tools for source control and pipelines
Understanding of why environments, subscriptions, and access controls are structured and governed
Awareness of cloud security fundamentals such as identity, role-based access, and secure configuration
Experience following engineering standards and change processes in shared environments
Comfortable making controlled changes to production or pre-production systems
Interest in monitoring, logging, and understanding how systems behave in real-world usage
Ability to troubleshoot issues methodically and escalate appropriately when needed
Willingness to document work clearly and keep platform documentation accurate
A practical, detail-oriented mindset with care taken when working on shared infrastructure
Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team
Comfortable participating in agile ceremonies and collaborative planning sessions, where required
Motivated to develop deeper expertise in cloud and platform engineering over time
GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at Grade C, 4 or above
If you don't have this yet, you'll need to achieve this level through a function skills programme in your first year.
Additional qualifications (one of the following): 96 UCAS points from three A levels (we accept General Studies)
112 UCAS points with at least 64 from two A levels or equivalent BTEC
Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level three and 15 credits at level two
A completed level three apprenticeship

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pro-rated for part year service
Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen
Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury
Contributory pension scheme – 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025
Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits
Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from: Discounts on gym membership across the UK
Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase
Access to discounted personal health policies – Critical illness, private medical, dental plans
A range of insurance products available commission free, including home, motor, travel and specialist vehicles
Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work

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Hard Skills & Tools

Microsoft AzureInfrastructure as CodeBicepcloud servicescomputestoragenetworkingidentitytroubleshootingmonitoring

Soft Skills

good communicationteamworkmethodical workdetail-orientedwillingness to documentmotivation to learnability to escalate issuesparticipation in agile ceremoniesownership of taskscollaborative planning

Certifications

GCSE MathsGCSE EnglishA levelsBTECAccess to HE Diplomalevel three apprenticeship