At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and support secure cloud platforms, automate infrastructure, and engage with customers.
- Company: Dynamic consultancy focused on innovative cloud solutions.
- Benefits: Flexible remote work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting projects with potential for career advancement in cloud architecture.
- Why this job: Join a team shaping the future of cloud technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure and strong Linux skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: Home-based / Birmingham office 1-2 days per week
We're looking for a hands-on Cloud Platform Engineer to join a growing technical consultancy delivering secure cloud and infrastructure solutions across customer environments. This role would suit an experienced Cloud, DevOps, Platform or Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys building and supporting technical environments but also wants greater involvement in solution design, customer engagement and architecture.
You’ll work closely with senior consultants, architects and customer teams to build cloud platforms, automate infrastructure and contribute to secure, practical technical solutions. You do not need to be an established Solutions Architect, but you should be comfortable discussing technical requirements, documenting designs and taking ownership of technical delivery.
What you’ll be doing:
- Building and configuring cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on AWS
- Supporting cloud and platform delivery across AWS and potentially Azure
- Working with Linux environments, ideally including Red Hat
- Deploying and supporting OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms
- Automating infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible and related tooling
- Supporting migrations, upgrades, monitoring, resilience and platform improvements
- Troubleshooting cloud, Linux, container and infrastructure issues
- Contributing to high-level and low-level technical designs
- Producing implementation documentation, operational handover material and technical runbooks
- Working directly with customers to understand requirements and resolve technical challenges
- Supporting senior architects and consultants with solution design and technical assurance
- Working across one or two customer projects at a time
What we’re looking for:
- Strong hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps or infrastructure engineering
- Good practical AWS experience, including building and supporting cloud environments
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with Terraform or another Infrastructure as Code tool
- Experience with Ansible or similar automation/configuration management tooling
- Exposure to Kubernetes and/or OpenShift
- An understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring and resilience
- Comfortable producing technical documentation and contributing to solution designs
- Able to communicate effectively with customers and internal technical teams
- An interest in developing further towards cloud or solution architecture
Useful experience:
- Previous consultancy or customer-facing project experience
- CI/CD tooling such as GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar
- Bash, PowerShell or Python scripting
- CloudFormation
- Monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Grafana or Prometheus
- Secure, regulated, government or defence environments
- Existing SC clearance or eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance
Cloud Platform Engineer employer: DataCareers
Join a dynamic and innovative company that excels in heavy transport and installation solutions, where your role as a Project Engineer will be pivotal in shaping technical engineering solutions for diverse client projects. With a strong emphasis on safety, collaboration, and professional growth, you will thrive in a supportive work culture that values your contributions and encourages continuous learning. Located in a vibrant area, the company offers unique advantages such as access to cutting-edge technology and a commitment to employee well-being, making it an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
