Public cloud SME

Posted:
2/24/2026, 11:16:40 PM

Location(s):
Salford, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

TalkTalk Consumer (TTC) operates a hybrid approach to its Information Technology; applying best of breed technologies to meet our challenges. Our estate includes on-premises multi-tenanted cloud solutions along with significant footprints across Microsoft Azure, AWS & GCP.


As a Cloud Subject Matter Expert (SME) - 6 month FTC, you'll have an ownership role that is critical to our cloud technology strategy. With responsibility and ownership for ensuring our cloud security posture remains strong; you'll provide cloud subject matter expertise across our cloud infrastructure, network, and application stack.


Working with the other business units ensuring that any recommendations are remediated efficiently ensuring a secure and reliable estate, you'll build and maintain the Public Cloud Shared Infrastructure.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Ensuring our cloud security posture remains strong.

  • Identifying vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across our cloud infrastructure, network and applications.

  • Working with our IT and Developer teams to ensure robust, secure processes are adhered to throughout our Public Cloud.

  • Providing best practise recommendations to improve our overall cloud security approach.

  • Reviewing vulnerability and penetration testing reports undertaken against cloud-based assets.

  • Reporting on security risks to PXC security risk governance forums.

  • Maintaining alignment between our cloud assets and security architecture.

  • Provide senior input into the Public Cloud Solution Designer low & high level designs.

  • Supporting and reviewing access to cloud assets.

  • Providing key cloud subscription financial metrics, set up reservations and drive continual improvements.

  • Build and maintain Public Cloud Shared infrastructure.

  • Work with incident, change and problem management teams as required.

  • Professionally represent the public cloud team as a technical consultant on projects interacting and coordinate with peers, vendors, suppliers and consultants for the needs of the business.

  • Management of Azure Microsoft Entra.

  • Management of Public cloud Infra Networking.

  • Management of Cloud Policies.

Be Yourself. Make an Impact. Join Us.

As a recognised Top 50 Inclusive Employer in the UK, we believe that diversity fuels innovation and success. We’re committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities and customers we serve. At TalkTalk, inclusion is part of our DNA – we’re all 100% human, and we’ve created a culture where you can truly be yourself.

We’re not your traditional 9-5. We’re a dynamic, flexible workplace, and we’re excited to hear how you like to work. Whether you thrive in collaboration, focus better at home, or prefer a bit of both – let’s make it work.

What We Offer

  • Flexible hybrid working – with a minimum of 50% office presence to support teamwork and connection

  • Collaborative office spaces designed for creative thinking and innovation

  • Generous holiday package – 25 days annual leave, 3 wellbeing days, and your birthday off (plus the option to buy up to 10 more days!)

  • Private healthcare for all employees

  • Competitive pension scheme and performance-related bonus opportunities

  • Free broadband for all employees

  • Life event gifts – celebrating milestones like marriages and births

  • Inclusive employee networks – open to all, supporting peer connection and thought-provoking conversations

  • Salary sacrifice scheme – save on dental, gym, and more

  • Big retail and leisure discounts

  • 3 paid volunteering days a year – because making a difference matters to us too