Senior Cloud Engineer in Bristol

Senior Cloud Engineer
£Up to £80,000 GBP
Competitive Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Bristol; Cheltenham, Gloucester, South West – United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior Cloud Engineer (SC)
Location: Gloucester (Hybrid & flexible working available)
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance
Sector: National Security

Join a highly respected, award-winning organisation recognised for excellence in digital innovation, employee development, and inclusive workplace culture. Our client is widely known for delivering cutting-edge cloud and security solutions across the UK\’s most sensitive and mission-critical National Security programmes, while consistently investing in the growth, wellbeing, and long-term careers of its people.

With a strong reputation for technical excellence and community impact, our client offers a rare opportunity for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer (SC) to work at the forefront of secure cloud transformation, shaping platforms that genuinely matter at national scale.

The Role – Senior Cloud Engineer (SC)
As a Senior Cloud Engineer (SC), you will join a growing National Security practice delivering secure, cloud-native solutions to Government and National Security customers. The Senior Cloud Engineer (SC) will design, build, and support scalable cloud environments, while also influencing standards, best practices, and technical direction.

This role offers hybrid working from Gloucester and provides scope for senior engineers to take on leadership responsibility across projects and teams.

What You\’ll Be Doing as a Senior Cloud Engineer (SC)

• Design and build cloud-native architectures for secure National Security environments
• Deploy and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Create, manage, and optimise AWS-based infrastructure and environments
• Apply configuration management using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Work with container orchestration platforms including Kubernetes, ECS, or OpenShift
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver secure solutions
• Leverage AWS security services and enforce cloud security best practices
• Create reusable implementation patterns and reference architectures
• Manage source control and software configuration across projects
• For senior-level candidates, lead engineers or small delivery teams

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Senior Cloud Engineer (SC) or Cloud Engineer in secure or regulated environments
• Strong hands-on expertise across AWS services, with a commitment to staying current
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Understanding of networking concepts and software-defined networking in the cloud
• Experience with container orchestration technologies
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, Go)
• AWS certifications beneficial but not essential (training and certification support provided)

Security Clearance

• SC clearance is required for this role
• Candidates must be eligible to obtain SC clearance prior to starting
• Applicants must have the permanent and unrestricted right to work in the UK

Why Join as a Senior Cloud Engineer (SC)?

• Work on high-impact National Security programmes
• Join an award-winning organisation with a strong learning and development culture
• Hybrid and flexible working to support work-life balance
• Access to extensive training, certifications, and career progression support
• Opportunity to lead, mentor, and influence cloud engineering standards
• Be part of an inclusive, collaborative engineering community

Reference: AON/BAcloudEngineer

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