ICT Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist

Business Area: Information & Communication Technologies

Salary: £47,046.00 - £55,696.00

Closing Date: 31/07/2026, 15:00

Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want to be a part of an Innovative Organisation?

About Us: South Wales Police is the largest police force in Wales, serving a population of approximately 1.3 million people across an area of 2,117 square miles. We are dedicated to keeping our communities safe and secure, and we rely on cutting-edge technology to support our operations. We have recently invested heavily in our ICT department with exciting new projects and opportunities funded by significant investment. We are going through a period of significant growth and technological change, there has never been a better time to join!

The role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist. As a Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist, you will be responsible for developing cloud infrastructure and platforms, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platforms as a service (PaaS) within the South Wales Police managed cloud tenants. Within the role, you may supervise junior ICT Specialists, and you will play a crucial role in ensuring service availability, security and standards compliance as well as driving process improvements and enhancing system performance.

Responsibilities can include:

Implement, configure and maintain managed cloud solutions.

Design and deploy cloud infrastructure, including compute and platform services.

Oversee cloud performance tuning, policy and management.

Develop and maintain documentation for cloud processes and procedures.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve system issues.

Develop and maintain security protocols for cloud solutions.

Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.

To provide IT specialist advice to business users and IT peers for your specialist technological area.

Manage Technical Staff within your technical area.

Requirements:

Must be qualified to Degree level standard or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.

Experience of designing, implementing and technically leading on some of the following areas:

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Must be aware of the strategic operational implications of effective IT upon the organisation.

Where you’ll fit in:

This Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist role will work in the Technical Standards section of the ICT Department and will reports to the Technical Standards manager. Our Information and Communications Technology Department (ICT) has a wide and varied range of responsibilities from 1st line service desk, 2nd line technical support to 3rd line specialist technical architect/design. ICT are also responsible for IT Security management, Service Management, Business Support and Project Management that maintain and continuously improve critical services, software, platforms, and hardware required throughout the full IT lifecycle. This underpins the delivery of secure and timely 24/7 operations for approximately 10,000 users across 100 geographical locations supporting over 20,000 computers including multiple datacentres together with the underlying network, physical and virtual (including cloud services) IT infrastructure.

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

As a Force, we are committed to developing the overall structure of equality, diversity and inclusion across South Wales Police: in our workforce and in the services we provide. South Wales Police is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to attract, employ and support a workforce which is representative of the diverse society which it serves. We are committed to achieving a working environment which is free from any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying or victimisation. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.

SWP have a great benefits package on offer also, so for further information, apply today!

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Maes Busnes: Gwybodaeth a Thechnolegau Cyfathrebu

Cyflog: £47,046.00 - £55,696.00

Dyddiad cau: 31/07/26 15:00

Ydych chi'n chwilio am y cam nesaf yn eich gyrfa?Hoffech chi fod yn rhan o Sefydliad Arloesol?

Amdanom Ni: Heddlu De Cymru yw'r heddlu mwyaf yng Nghymru, yn gwasanaethu poblogaeth o tua 1.3 miliwn o bobl ar draws ardal o 2,117 milltir sgwâr. Rydym yn ymrwymedig i gadw ein cymunedau'n ddiogel, ac rydym yn dibynnu ar dechnoleg arloesol i gefnogi ein gweithrediadau. Yn ddiweddar rydym wedi buddsoddi'n fawr yn ein hadran TGCh â phrosiectau a chyfleoedd newydd cyffrous wedi'u hariannu gan fuddsoddiad sylweddol. Rydym yn mynd drwy gyfnod o dwf sylweddol a newid technolegol, felly does dim cyfle gwell na hyn wedi bod erioed i ymuno!

Y Rôl

Rydym yn chwilio am Arbenigwr Seilwaith a Llwyfannau Cwmwl medrus a llawn cymhelliant. Fel Arbenigwr Seilwaith a Llwyfannau Cwmwl, byddwch yn gyfrifol am ddatblygu seilwaith a llwyfannau cwmwl, gan gynnwys seilwaith fel gwasanaeth (IaaS) a llwyfannau fel gwasanaeth (PaaS) o fewn tenantiaid cwmwl a reolir gan Heddlu De Cymru. O fewn y rôl, gallwch oruchwylio Arbenigwyr TGCh iau, a byddwch yn chwarae rhan hanfodol wrth sicrhau argaeledd gwasanaeth, diogelwch a chydymffurfiaeth safonau yn ogystal â hyrwyddo gwelliannau i brosesau a gwella perfformiad system.

Gallai cyfrifoldebau gynnwys:

Gweithredu, ffurfweddu a chynnal datrysiadau cwmwl a reolir.

Dylunio a defnyddio seilwaith cwmwl, gan gynnwys gwasanaethau cyfrifiadura a llwyfannau.

Goruchwylio'r broses o fireinio perfformiad y cwmwl, polisïau a rheolaeth.

Datblygu a chynnal dogfennaeth ar gyfer prosesau a gweithdrefnau cwmwl.

Cydweithio â thimau traws-swyddogaethol i nodi a datrys problemau system.

Datblygu a chynnal protocolau diogelwch ar gyfer datrysiadau cwmwl.

Cynllunio a gweithredu gweithdrefnau adfer ar ôl trychineb a pharhad busnes.

Darparu cyngor TG arbenigol i ddefnyddwyr busnes a chyfoedion TG ar gyfer eich maes technolegol arbenigol.

Rheoli Staff Technegol o fewn eich maes technegol.

Gofynion:

Rhaid meddu ar gymwysterau hyd at lefel Gradd neu allu dangos sgiliau a galluoedd cyfatebol.

Profiad o ddylunio, gweithredu ac arwain yn dechnegol ar rai o’r meysydd canlynol:

Sgiliau datrys trafferthion a phroblemau cryf.

Rhaid bod yn ymwybodol o oblygiadau gweithredol strategol TG effeithiol ar gyfer y sefydliad.

Ble byddwch wedi'ch lleoli:

Bydd y rôl Arbenigwr Seilwaith a Llwyfannau Cwmwl hon yn gweithio yn adran Safonau Technegol yr Adran TGCh ac yn adrodd i’r Rheolwr Safonau Technegol. Mae gan ein Hadran Technoleg Gwybodaeth a Chyfathrebu (TGCh) ystod eang ac amrywiol o gyfrifoldebau o ddesg gwasanaeth llinell 1af, cymorth technegol 2il linell i bensaernïaeth/dylunio technegol arbenigol 3edd linell. Mae'r adran TGCh hefyd yn gyfrifol am reoli Diogelwch TG, Rheoli Gwasanaethau, Cymorth Busnes a Rheoli Prosiectau sy'n cynnal a chadw'r gwasanaethau hanfodol, y feddalwedd, y llwyfannau a'r galedwedd sydd eu hangen drwy gylch bywyd llawn TG, ac yn eu gwella'n barhaus. Mae hyn yn ategu'r gwaith o ddarparu gwasanaethau diogel ac amserol 24/7 i tua 10,000 o ddefnyddwyr ar draws 100 o leoliadau daearyddol gan gefnogi mwy nag 20,000 o gyfrifiaduron gan gynnwys sawl canolfan data, ynghyd â'r rhwydwaith TG a'r seilwaith TG ffisegol a rhithwir (gan gynnwys gwasanaethau ar y cwmwl) sy'n sail iddynt.

Amrywiaeth, Cydraddoldeb a Chynhwysiant

Fel Heddlu, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu strwythur cyffredinol cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant ym mhob rhan o Heddlu De Cymru: yn ein gweithlu ac yn y gwasanaethau a ddarparwn. Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn gyflogwr cyfle cyfartal ac yn benderfynol o ddenu, cyflogi a chefnogi gweithlu sy'n cynrychioli'r gymdeithas amrywiol a wasanaethir ganddo. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau amgylchedd gwaith lle nad oes achosion o aflonyddu, bygwth, bwlio nac erlid.

Fel cyflogwr sy’n cynnig cyfleoedd cyfartal, croesawn geisiadau gan bob person sydd â’r cymhwyster addas.

Mae'n rhaid i'r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus fod yn fodlon cael ei fetio hyd at Lefel MV/SC.

Mae gan SWP becyn buddion gwych hefyd, felly am fwy o wybodaeth, ymgeisiwch yma!

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