AI Cloud Engineer

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Join our Hybrid Cloud COE as an AI Cloud Engineer in Wrocław, Poland, and help build the secure, scalable cloud platforms that bring AI solutions to life across Smith+Nephew. This is a hands on role where you will turn approved architecture into reliable production environments, combining Azure engineering, automation, AI services and strong cloud governance.

What will you be doing?

You will build, deploy and support the cloud infrastructure and platform services behind our AI workloads, with Microsoft Azure at the heart of the environment. Working closely with AI, Data, Cloud COE, Network, Security, Application Delivery and Service Delivery teams, you will take approved designs and translate them into secure, resilient and cost effective cloud deployments.

Your work will span infrastructure as code with Terraform or Bicep, CI/CD automation and Azure AI services, alongside Microsoft Foundry, AI Search, RAG patterns and agent hosting. You will provision and govern Power Platform and Copilot Studio environments, enable Microsoft 365 agents and support their lifecycle from approval through to publishing across approved channels.

You will also operate Azure API Management as an AI gateway, implement identity and security controls, configure monitoring and alerts, troubleshoot production issues and automate routine operational work. Along the way, you will help establish reusable platform patterns, improve reliability and cost efficiency, support cloud migrations and provide the technical evidence needed for architecture, security and operational readiness reviews.

What will you need to be successful?

Success in this role means combining practical cloud engineering expertise with a security first mindset. You will be comfortable working across technology teams and delivery partners, turning complex requirements into well governed services that can operate reliably at enterprise scale.

• At least 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or cloud operations in a large enterprise environment, including hands on Azure deployment, infrastructure automation and production support, with at least 2 years supporting AI, data or Power Platform workloads.
• Strong practical knowledge of Azure infrastructure and Microsoft AI services, including compute, storage, networking, private endpoints, identity, secrets management and monitoring, together with Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI services, AI Search, RAG patterns, agent hosting and responsible AI controls.
• Hands on experience with Power Platform and Copilot Studio governance, Microsoft 365 agents and Azure API Management, including environments, DLP, Dataverse security, connectors, ALM, authentication, access management, quotas and routing.
• Proficiency with Terraform or Bicep, Git based version control, CI/CD pipelines and Python, PowerShell or shell scripting, supported by a practical understanding of observability, incident and change management, vulnerability remediation, backup and recovery and cloud cost optimisation.

Degree level education or equivalent professional experience is required. Azure administration or AI engineering certification is preferred, with Power Platform, cloud architecture or security, infrastructure automation and Microsoft Fabric certifications also desirable. ITIL Foundation is beneficial.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working flexibly across time zones, with some regular overlap with US working hours.

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is 175,500 PLN to 263,250 PLN annually.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.

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• Inclusion & Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website
• Your Future: Generous annual bonus, life insurance, Save As You Earn share options.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies.

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