Cloud Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Korn Ferry
£501 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Cheshire East, UK
Summary: A banking client in Cheshire is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer for a 6-month contract with a leading financial services organization. The role demands hands-on expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD processes, along with a solid background in the financial services sector. The position involves designing and managing cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with three days on-site and two remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform.
- Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support robust software delivery.
- Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure best practices in cloud deployment.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulatory standards and internal governance policies.
- Troubleshoot cloud and infrastructure issues and provide timely resolution.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role in the financial services industry.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.).
- Extensive knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code.
- Proficient in managing and orchestrating containers using Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding and implementation of CI/CD pipelines (eg, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, and best practices in regulated environments.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: Cheshire East
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
A banking client in Cheshire is currently looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer for a 6-month contract with a leading financial services organisation based in Cheshire. This role requires hands-on expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD processes, as well as a solid background in the financial services sector.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform.
Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Kubernetes.
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support robust software delivery.
Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure best practices in cloud deployment.
Ensure compliance with financial regulatory standards and internal governance policies.
Troubleshoot cloud and infrastructure issues and provide timely resolution.
Required Experience:
Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role in the financial services industry.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.).
Extensive knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code.
Proficient in managing and orchestrating containers using Kubernetes.
Solid understanding and implementation of CI/CD pipelines (eg, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, and best practices in regulated environments.
This is an initial 6 month engagement working 3 days on site in Cheshire and 2 remote paying £500/day Outside IR35.
About Korn Ferry
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