Cloud Engineer

We are partnered with an established financial services organisation to look for a seasoned cloud engineer to design, build, and scale robust cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in Terraform, strong experience in cloud-native architecture, and a proven track record in CI/CD automation and end-to-end project delivery.

The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with delivery discipline, enabling secure, scalable, and highly available systems in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Collaborate on cloud architecture decisions, including networking, compute, storage, and security best practices.
• Optimize infrastructure for cost efficiency, performance, and reliability.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Develop, maintain, and standardize infrastructure using Terraform (advanced level required).
• Build reusable, modular Terraform components and enforce IaC engineering standards.
• Ensure proper version control, testing, and governance of IaC pipelines.

CI/CD & Automation

• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, delivery, and deployment across environments.
• Integrate infrastructure automation into CI/CD workflows.
• Leverage tools such as Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Terraform.

Project Delivery & Execution

• Take ownership of end-to-end project delivery, from requirements gathering through design, implementation, and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Development, Security, QA, Product) to deliver cloud solutions aligned with business goals.
• Drive timelines, manage risks, and ensure high-quality outcomes.

Monitoring & Reliability

• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).
• Implement reliability engineering practices (SRE principles) including incident response and post-mortems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 to 7 years of experience in cloud engineering or DevOps roles.
• Advanced expertise in Terraform, including modules, state management, and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure (VMs, VNets, Azure AD, App Services, etc.).
• Proven experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines at scale.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex cloud projects end-to-end.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Terraform Associate).
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional is highly advantageous.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Chef).
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., ISO, SOC2).