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SC Cleared Project Manager - London - IT Modernisation, Cloud & Legacy Migration
Posted Today by TrinIT Talent Ltd
Job DescriptionYou'll be running complex IT modernisation and transformation projects. That means taking them from disco...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London
DevOps Engineer (Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure as Code) with Terraform
Posted Today by Global Digital Resources LLC
Role summaryYou will own the infrastructure for a greenfield Google Cloud Platform data platform. Everything in the envi...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Lead Solution Architect - Central London - Infrastructure Modernisation, Hybrid...
Posted Today by TrinIT Talent Ltd
Lead Solution Architect - Central London - Infrastructure Modernisation, Hybrid Cloud, Architecture GovernanceTrinIT Tal...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London
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SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Consultant – Source-to-Pay & Lead-to-Cash
Posted Today by Next Ventures
Project OverviewWe are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Consultant to support a large-scale implementatio...
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- Work type Remote
- Location Frankfurt, Germany
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About Our Cloud Engineer Contract Roles
What does a cloud engineer contractor do?
Cloud Engineer contractors are engaged to design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure across the major platforms, with a focus on ensuring that cloud environments are scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-efficient. The work spans infrastructure provisioning and automation, network architecture, security configuration, monitoring and observability, and the ongoing management of cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP depending on the client's platform of choice. Cloud Engineers are typically brought in to accelerate a cloud migration, build greenfield cloud infrastructure for a new service, implement infrastructure-as-code practices, or provide specialist capacity within an existing platform team.
Cloud Engineer contractors are expected to be proficient in at least one major cloud platform, with AWS and Azure being the most commonly required in the UK market. Infrastructure-as-code skills using Terraform are a near-universal expectation across cloud engineering roles, alongside familiarity with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with CI/CD pipeline tooling, scripting in Python or Bash, and cloud networking fundamentals including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and DNS is widely assumed. Cloud security knowledge, covering IAM, secrets management, and compliance frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, is increasingly expected as organisations mature their cloud security practices. Relevant cloud certifications, particularly AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator, are well regarded and frequently listed as requirements.
What is the market like for cloud engineer contractors?
The market for Cloud Engineer contractors is one of the most active and well-paying segments of the UK technology contracting market. Demand is sustained by the ongoing wave of cloud migration and modernisation work across every sector, with financial services, retail, media, and the public sector all maintaining significant cloud engineering contract programmes. The maturation of Kubernetes and the growing adoption of platform engineering practices are creating additional specialist demand within the broader cloud engineering market. Rates have remained strong, with experienced cloud engineers who combine multi-platform knowledge with strong infrastructure-as-code skills and security expertise consistently able to command rates at the upper end of the infrastructure contracting market.
How much do cloud engineer contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for cloud engineer roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many cloud engineer vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 300 cloud engineer contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to September 2026.