Senior Cloud Engineer

Role: Senior Cloud Engineer

Salary: £85,000–£95,000

Type: Permanent, Hybrid

Location: London, UK

*** Candidates MUST hold full rights to work in the UK, No sponsorship given on this project***

About the Role

The Senior Cloud Engineer plays a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and maintaining modern cloud infrastructure to support a range of high-impact projects. This position involves full lifecycle responsibility for cloud infrastructure design, implementation, and maintenance, primarily within AWS environments, with occasional work in Azure.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cloud solutions align with project goals and industry best practices. Ideal candidates will have a proactive, solution-focused mindset, a strong background in cloud architecture, and a passion for automation and efficiency through DevOps principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure for client and internal projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to guide infrastructure planning and promote adherence to best practices.
• Contribute to the development of internal tools and standards to improve engineering quality and productivity.
• Provide ad hoc support for active client initiatives and internal engineering challenges.
• Actively champion improvements in tooling, processes, and cloud capabilities across the organisation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Proficiency in containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Helm, ECS, and Kubernetes.
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools, especially Terraform.
• Familiarity with source control and change management practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment/testing tools.
• Scripting experience in Bash and Python for automation and operational tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders.

Desirable Skills

• Python development experience within application environments.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (AWS-native or third-party).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working independently and in team settings.

Benefits

• Annual training and conference allowance for professional development.
• Generous pension contribution scheme
• Private healthcare coverage.
• Access to retail, travel, tech, and fitness discounts.
• Share options scheme participation.
• Up to one month of remote work abroad per year.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Regular social events and team gatherings.
• Stocked office with breakfast, fruit, and refreshments.