Cloud Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by Fruition Group
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Engineer role in Bradford involves hands-on delivery of AWS platforms within a well-established organization. The position focuses on building, operating, and improving cloud infrastructure while contributing to the team's operational capability and cloud maturity. The role requires strong collaboration and documentation skills, with an emphasis on practical improvements in security and automation. This is a 6-month contract position classified as inside IR35, requiring one day per week in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, operate, and improve AWS platforms in live production environments.
- Document the current AWS estate to an operational level.
- Contribute to upcoming AWS builds and support practical improvements around security and automation.
- Work closely with the engineering function to deliver secure, reliable cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code.
- Support the team with knowledge sharing and training needs to uplift cloud capability.
- Contribute directly to live cloud builds and operational improvement.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience in production environments.
- Proven delivery of AWS infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Exposure to Azure within a multi-cloud AWS/Azure environment.
- Experience building secure-by-default AWS platforms, including IAM, networking, logging, and guardrails.
- Strong documentation habits and a collaborative approach to knowledge sharing.
- Familiarity with cloud best-practice frameworks and design principles.
- Experience working in highly regulated environments preferred.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bradford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Cloud Engineer
Bradford, West Yorkshire (Hybrid – 1 day per week in the office)
6 Month Contract – Inside IR35
A strong contract opportunity has opened for an experienced Cloud Engineer to join a well-established organisation with a mature cloud estate. This is a hands-on delivery role, suited to someone who’s comfortable owning real infrastructure and contributing from day one.
As a Cloud Engineer, you’ll be focused on building, operating, and improving AWS platforms in live production environments. You’ll work closely with the wider engineering function to deliver secure, reliable cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code, while supporting the organisation’s ongoing cloud maturity and operational capability.
The Cloud Engineer role is firmly delivery-led rather than advisory. You’ll be documenting the current AWS estate to an operational level, contributing to upcoming AWS builds, and supporting the team with practical improvements around security, automation, and knowledge sharing. There’s also scope to input into training needs and help uplift cloud capability across the team, working in an Agile / DevOps model with a high degree of autonomy.
Cloud Engineer – Key Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience in production environments
- Proven delivery of AWS infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Exposure to Azure within a multi-cloud AWS / Azure environment
- Experience building secure-by-default AWS platforms, including IAM, networking, logging, and guardrails
- Strong documentation habits and a collaborative approach to knowledge sharing
- Experience contributing directly to live cloud builds and operational improvement
- Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with cloud best-practice frameworks and design principles
- Experience working in highly regulated environments would be preferred
If you’re a Cloud Engineer who enjoys hands-on delivery, improving live cloud platforms, and making a practical impact, apply today. The client is keen to move quickly.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.