- Professional
- Ufficio in Camberley
When you join our Engineering Team at Telent, you'll be empowered to innovate and drive common solutions, working closely with technical experts who are proud of the impact their work makes. Come join a high-performing team doing complex and critical work. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.
Reporting to the Head of Cloud Engineering, the Principal Engineer will work on an exciting Government Service contract where you will design, deliver, and optimise secure, scalable cloud and hybrid infrastructure for mission-critical UK services. You will serve as the technical authority for cloud architecture, ensuring solutions meet performance, security, and compliance standards
This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to travel to our customer sites on occasion.
What you’ll do:
- Define and set technical solution priorities within your area of responsibility, ensuring timely and successful project delivery, and coordinate efforts with other technical leads.
- Provide expert oversight in generating innovative concepts for new products or services, and guide the development of detailed design plans.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of technical solutions, from initial concept through design, development, production, and deployment or installation.
- Produce precise and comprehensive technical plans that translate ideas into actionable designs.
- Select optimal materials and components to meet performance, safety, and cost requirements.
- Prepare accurate cost forecasts and resource plans to support project viability and budgeting.
- Ensure completion of all required technical, safety, and regulatory documentation.
- Provide technical oversight for quality assurance and testing, ensuring new products, systems, or services meet all performance and compliance standards before deployment.
Who you are:
You’re a skilled cloud engineer who turns complex challenges into elegant, high-performing solutions. With a sharp eye for detail and a drive for innovation, you deliver secure, scalable systems that work flawlessly in the real world
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience designing, deploying, and optimising solutions in public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and on-premises environments.
- Strong understanding of hybrid infrastructure, networking, and integration between cloud and on-prem systems.
- Solid knowledge of virtualisation platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) and storage technologies.
- Experience with security best practices across cloud and on-prem environments, including identity management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
- Strong skills in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution for complex infrastructure.
- Strong problem-solving abilities with a track record of delivering robust, real-world solutions.
- Must be eligible for SC Clearance
What we offer:
A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.
We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.
The additional benefits with this role:
- Car Allowance
- 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
- Company pension scheme
- A range of family friendly policies
- Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
- Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.
Learn more about Telent:
We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.
