Cloud & Platform Engineer

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance 

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices. 

With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster. We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business. Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian. 

Expertise: We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise. 

Trust: We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients. 

Scale: With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines. 

What’s In It For You 

• Competitive salary 
• Private Pension Plan fully paid by the company after probation
• Private medical insurance with Catastrophe cover fully paid by the company
• Employee recognition program and spot bonuses 

Purpose of the job

We are seeking a Cloud & Platform Engineer to support the development and delivery of the organisation’s cloud platform strategy, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure, as well as contributing knowledge of AWS and GCP where required.

In this role, you will assist with the migration of workloads from on-premise infrastructure to cloud platforms, contribute to the design and maintenance of secure and scalable landing zones, and help ensure that cloud platforms are resilient, compliant, and cost-effective. You will also support the cloud backup and recovery strategy, including platforms such as Rubrik, to help ensure data protection across hybrid and cloud environments.

Reporting to the Lead Cloud & Platform Engineer, this technical role is instrumental in reducing the organisation’s dependence on legacy datacentres and accelerating cloud adoption. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to help maintain reliable, secure, and compliant systems, while supporting infrastructure modernisation efforts. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of legacy platforms, experience assisting with vulnerability management, and practical skills in supporting and executing cloud migrations for a smooth and secure transition.

Main responsibilities

Cloud Strategy & Architecture

• Work with Enterprise Architecture and the broader Engineering function to define and own the cloud platform strategy and target architecture
• Support the design and maintain Azure landing zones, including:
  • Network topology
  • Identity integration
  • Security guardrails
  • Governance and policy
• Support the evaluation and recommendation of cloud services and patterns aligned to business needs

Migration and Modernization

• Support the Lead Cloud & Platform Engineer with the migration of on-premise systems to cloud platforms
• Support Systems Engineering to:
  • Map application and infrastructure dependencies
  • Identify migration paths (re-host, re-platform, re-architect, retire)
• Support datacentre exit initiatives and decommissioning activities

Platform Engineering & Reliability

• Build and operate scalable cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting across cloud environments
• Ensure platforms meet availability, performance, and recovery objectives
• Support incident response and complex problem resolution
• Partner with SRE and Operations to improve reliability and automation

Backup, Recovery & Resilience

• Support the Lead Cloud & Platform Engineer own the cloud and hybrid backup strategy
• Design and operate backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Rubrik)
• Ensure backup coverage, immutability, and restore testing
• Define and validate RTO/RPO for cloud workloads
• Support disaster recovery planning and testing

Security, Governance & Cost Management

• Work closely with Security to:
  • Embed security controls into cloud platforms
  • Support compliance with SOC 2 / ISO 27001
• Implement:
  • Least-privilege access models
  • Encryption standards
  • Policy-based governance

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Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• 3+ years in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Working knowledge of AWS and GCP
• Experience with:
  • Hybrid cloud architectures
  • Network design and connectivity
  • Identity and access integration
• Experience with cloud backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Rubrik)
• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
• Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
• On-prem to cloud migrations
• Datacentre consolidation or exit programs
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Experience in regulated or high-availability environments
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• CI/CD for infrastructure

Our Values

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.
  Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected].

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.