What will you be involved in?
As a Graduate Cloud Operations Engineer, you’ll join a structured 2-year development programme designed to build versatile cloud professionals who understand our operational ecosystem. Through a combination of hands-on delivery, mentorship, and exposure to different teams and disciplines, you’ll develop the skills and breadth of experience needed to launch a career in enterprise cloud operations.
You will spend significant time in our Cloud Operations Engineering team and will be involved in
Building hands-on skills deploying, administering, monitoring, and automating infrastructure across AWS and Azure
Ensuring service excellence by maintaining the availability, performance, and security of Sage’s cloud products used by thousands of customers daily
Working with cutting-edge technologies including containerisation, serverless architectures, infrastructure as code, and premium AI tools like GitHub Copilot
Developing critical incident management skills as part of our 24/7 operation, participating in on-call rotation with full support and clear escalation paths
Driving automation and improve operational efficiency by identifying manual processes and building solutions in a DevOps environment, collaborating closely with Product Delivery and Global Security teams
Alongside this, you’ll take part in rotations which could include time spent in the following teams,
Governance: Gaining insight into how cloud spend is managed, how supplier relationships shape our platform, and how security and compliance considerations influence operational decisions.
Architecture: Learning how Technical Architects approach cloud service design, architectural reviews, vendor alignment, and tooling standards.
Tooling & Automation: Seeing how strategic tooling initiatives and automation solutions enhance productivity, and how emerging technologies and AI capabilities are evaluated and adopted.
Site Reliability Engineering: Understanding how SLOs, error budgets, and data-driven reliability practices are used to build self-healing, resilient systems.
Service Centre: Experiencing how incidents are triaged, changes are managed, and visibility is maintained across our product portfolio through our 24×7 monitoring operation.
This programme is designed to give you meaningful, hands on experience from day one, with the support and space to learn, ask questions and grow, helping you build the skills, confidence and experience needed for a long term career in Cloud Operations.
To be eligible for this role, you’ll need to have a Computer Science Degree (or equivalent) alongside
Foundational knowledge of cloud computing concepts and awareness of AWS and Azure with curiosity to learn more.
An understanding of the importance of security, reliability and availability in cloud based systems
The aptitude and motivation to learn new technologies
A proactive approach to spotting issues early and improving how systems are run and supported
Comfort working in an operational environment, including responding to incidents and learning from them
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work effectively with colleagues across the globe.
Experience of using AI, and an interest in continuous development of AI skills as the technology evolves.
What you can expect from the process
Apply online with your CV
Complete screening and video interview (You will receive a link to complete a video interview within 1 week of applying)
If successful at video interview stage, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre.
Successful candidates will join us in July and October 2026.
Here at Sage, we are committed to inclusivity for all, so if there any adjustments that would help you thrive in the application process or beyond, please reach out to us at
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Fully funded medical and dental insurance, plus life and disability insurance provided by Sage
Flexible ways of working, including hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, shorter summer hours, and the option to work from another country for up to 10 weeks a year
23 days paid annual leave plus public holidays, 5 paid volunteering days each year, and 5 paid learning days to support your development
Financial benefits including access to Sage’s employee share purchase plan, salary advances, a flexible benefits scheme for meals, transport, childcare and education, and a marriage bonus
Wellbeing support including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to wellbeing, mental health, and coaching resources for you and your family