Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Experis UK

£750 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Cloud Engineer role involves supporting a major public sector digital transformation program by building and managing secure cloud platforms. The position requires collaboration with various teams and the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on AWS and Terraform. Candidates must hold or be eligible for security clearances, including SC and HLC. The role is based in London with a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform
  • Support containerised and Kubernetes-based platforms
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitOps practices
  • Improve platform observability, reliability, and security
  • Work closely with software, data, and security teams

Key Skills:

  • Strong AWS development and cloud engineering experience
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Amazon EKS
  • Argo Workflows
  • CI/CD and GitOps pipelines
  • Observability and monitoring tooling

Salary (Rate): £750pd

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Rate: £650 -£750pd (Inside IR35) Location: London - 2 days onsite per week (SC), increasing to 3 days onsite once HLC is granted Clearance: SC or HLC - Sole UK National - Must be eligible and willing to undergo DV clearance

The Role

We are supporting a major public sector digital transformation programme delivering highly secure, cloud-native platforms. They are looking for three Cloud Engineers to join a growing engineering function: One role requires HLC from day one Two roles can be undertaken initially at SC, with sponsorship for HLC as part of the role You will play a key role in building, automating, and operating secure cloud platforms that support mission-critical services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform
  • Support containerised and Kubernetes-based platforms
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitOps practices
  • Improve platform observability, reliability, and security
  • Work closely with software, data, and security teams

Essential Skills

  • Strong AWS development and cloud engineering experience
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Amazon EKS
  • Argo Workflows
  • CI/CD and GitOps pipelines
  • Observability and monitoring tooling

Clearance & Eligibility Requirements

  • Active SC or HLC clearance
  • Sole UK National
  • Willing and eligible to undergo DV clearance