Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Type: Full Time / 37.50 hours per week / Hybrid – HO is based in Northampton

*You need to live within a reasonable commuting distance to the HO in Northampton – weekly attendance is expected Salary DOE from £55k per annum

The closing date for this 07th July 2026 or until the right candidate is hired

All internal candidates need to attach a full and relevant CV

Purpose of Role:

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to join our Network Team at Bright Horizons.

The role will focus on Microsoft Azure and You will provide support design and maintain our multi cloud infrastructure.

You will leverage your expertise in multi-region and multi-cloud network architecture to ensure optimal performance,

security and scalability across our cloud environments with emphasis on automation, reliability and governance.

What We Can Offer You

• Our benefits include but are not limited to.
• Flexible working and holiday entitlements
• Discounted childcare in one of our nurseries
• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
• Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2022.Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Key Accountabilities:

Cloud Network Architecture & Design

• Design and implement Azure network architectures including VNets Subnet Models.
• Develop hybrid connectivity solutions (VPN, ExpressRoute) between on-premises and Azure environments
• Architect highly available and fault-tolerant network solutions across regions.

Implementation & Operations

• Deploy and manage core Azure networking services:
• Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
• Fortinet (Fort-ADC Load Balancers)
• Azure Firewall and NSGs
• Private Endpoints / Service Endpoints