Cloud Applications Manager

Full-Time, Open-ended hybrid role 

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University. 

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for: 

We’re on the lookout for a highly skilled and initiative-taking Cloud Applications Manager to join our Business Partnering Team. 

As a Senior Member of the Business Partnering Team, you’ll support our mission to raise the University profile by:

• Ensuring all cloud application services are (and remain) fit for purpose, value for money, necessary and secure.
• Ensuring good relationships with business and academic sponsors in order to understand the supported processes and value of software applications. 

You’ll contribute to projects and service improvements that will continue to modernise and improve our services. You will also support team members with issues that require escalation. 

About the University 

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society. 

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

About the Department

Our IT Services department is made up of a wide range of teams all responsible for their own specialism. We are based in Holywell Park, a beautiful area of green campus with a large car park, good public transport links and next to Burleigh Woods. Loughborough IT came top in the National Student Survey for IT resources & facilities in supporting learning for several years in a row.

We have an incredibly supportive culture, an understanding of work/life balance, with hybrid working available. Staff particularly enjoy the flexibility available and the opportunity to contribute to interesting University wide projects and innovative technology solutions. Colleagues have a wide variety of backgrounds from different areas, bringing a broad range of experiences.

About You

• You’ll have experience of developing, reviewing and improving business processes used by stakeholders to deliver effective and efficient business operations.
• You’ll have experience of supplier management, specifically where applications are delivered via public cloud infrastructure (e.g. Software as a Service).
• You’ll have a proven ability in building professional relationships across the business and have excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• You’ll have a degree combined with relevant professional IT qualifications and experience.

Why should you Apply?

With a high degree of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

If this sounds like the right place, team and role for you please do get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Clive Woodhouse, via email to c.a.woodhouse@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 226019.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Application Process

For further support with your application, please refer to our application guidance, which includes some top tips to help you when completing your application.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact Clive Woodhouse. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Closing Date: 8 April 2026

Interview Date: 20 April 2026

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

• Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme.
• Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• Financial Wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities.
• Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and Wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support.
• Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting.
• Dynamic Working - The role will require you to be on Campus for two days a week.

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.