We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

About you:

As part of our Public Cloud Platform team, you will play a key role in owning, governing, and evolving our cloud platform across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will act as a technical authority for cloud governance, security posture, identity, networking, and core platform services.

This role combines hands-on engineering with platform ownership and influence, working closely with local and global stakeholders to continuously improve how cloud services are designed, operated, and governed.

Day-to-day, you will:

Cloud Governance, Compliance & FinOps

Own and evolve cloud governance and compliance frameworks across Azure and AWS, covering policies, landing zones, account structures, and guardrails
Ensure environments remain secure, compliant, and cost efficient through CSPM tooling, policy enforcement, and FinOps practices
Partner with stakeholders to remediate compliance risks and support internal and external assessments

Identity & Access Management

Own enterprise identity and access management across Azure and AWS, including SSO, federation, Conditional Access, and MFA
Enforce least privilege access and oversee user and application lifecycle management
Maintain integration between on premises Active Directory and cloud identity platforms

Cloud Networking & Connectivity

Design and operate secure, scalable cloud and hybrid networking across Azure and AWS
Own core networking components, connectivity patterns, and security controls
Act as an escalation point for complex networking and connectivity issues

Monitoring, Reliability & Incident Response

Define observability standards and ensure effective monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility
Participate in on call and major incident response, driving root cause analysis and long term reliability improvements

Compute & Platform Operations

Own lifecycle management of Windows and Linux virtual machines across Azure and AWS
Ensure configurations, backup, and disaster recovery align with organizational standards
Drive automation and standardization to reduce operational overhead

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

Act as a trusted technical partner to application and platform teams
Contribute to platform standards, documentation, and architectural decisions
Continuously improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency

Your skills and experiences might also include:

Core Requirements

Strong hands on experience operating production workloads in Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
Proven experience with cloud governance and compliance frameworks (Azure Policy, Management Groups, AWS Organizations, SCPs)
Solid background in identity and access management, including SSO, federation, Conditional Access, and MFA
Strong networking fundamentals with practical experience designing cloud and hybrid networking architectures
Experience monitoring and operating cloud platforms at scale, including incident response and problem management
Ability to troubleshoot complex, multi layer cloud infrastructure issues under pressure

Technical Proficiency

Azure: ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, Virtual WAN, Azure Monitor, KQL
AWS: VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, CloudWatch, AWS Config, Security Hub
Compute: Windows & Linux VM lifecycle management in Azure and AWS
Automation & IaC: PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform, Bicep (or equivalent)

What are we all about

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.

With over 9,300 talented individuals driving innovation and customer excellence, we're shaping the future of work. And we want you to be part of it. At Access, people are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. If you're excited about this role - even if your experience doesn't tick every box - you might be exactly who we're looking for.

We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. So why not join our vibrant team, where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you

Let's make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.

Cloud Platform Engineer