Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time (3 days onsite)
Salary: £65,000 per annum
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to provide technical leadership across secure, scalable and cost-effective cloud infrastructure within a defence-focused environment.
You'll combine hands-on cloud engineering with automation, DevSecOps, cost optimisation, risk management and team mentoring, helping improve both cloud services and engineering capability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy and manage secure cloud infrastructure across public, private and hybrid environments
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and reusable deployment patterns
- Automate cloud operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual work
- Lead cloud training, mentoring and certification initiatives
- Support technical risk assessments, security and governance
- Drive cloud cost optimisation and resource efficiency
- Build automation for provisioning, monitoring, patching and configuration
- Integrate infrastructure into CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows
- Contribute to service improvement, operational reviews and incident analysis
Required Experience
- Extensive cloud infrastructure engineering experience in secure, regulated or classified environments, ideally Defence, Government or Critical Infrastructure
- Strong expertise with Azure and Oracle cloud services
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience, such as Terraform, CloudFormation or ARM
- Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python or Bash
- Understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, JSP 440 or ISO 27001
- Strong communication, documentation and mentoring skills
Nice to Have
- Active SC / DV Clearance
- Azure, AWS or GCP professional cloud certifications
- MOD Cloud or air-gapped environment experience
- DevSecOps tooling such as GitLab, Jenkins or Ansible
You'll have the opportunity to take a senior technical role within a UK sovereign technology organisation supporting the Defence sector, with responsibility across cloud architecture, automation, security and capability development.
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Senior Cloud Engineer in Stoke-on-Trent employer: IO Associates
Join a leading engineering organisation that values innovation and excellence, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions directly impact high-performance solutions in safety-critical environments. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor fellow engineers and shape technical direction while working in an Agile/SAFe environment. Located in the UK, this role provides a unique chance to be part of cutting-edge projects in defence, aerospace, and industrial technology, ensuring a rewarding and meaningful career path.
