Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS/GCP)

At the company, our  purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things!  We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, the company empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

Developing impactful solutions is something we do together at the company because  Ideas Start Here . Great things happen when many voices are heard, and people are supported to run with their ideas. On our teams, you will be backed by leaders with a passion for our business. This is a place where your ideas can  Do Great Things.

We can  Do Great Things  because we have great Associates. The company Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business.

Adventure starts here.  Here you will be a part of a team that encourages you to master your craft, ask tomorrow’s questions today, and chart your path. Our Associates focus on client impact with curiosity and a feeling of relentless commitment.

About the role and what you will be doing

This is an exciting opportunity to join  a  small , friendly, Agile-based,  team  working on some of the hottest  public  cloud  technologies.

The  Public  Cloud Product Engineering team works closely with our Product Management team to bring to life standard services and solutions that can be repeatedly sold to  multiple managed service  customers.

Using your strong background in automation ,  engineering ,   and best practice  you will  also  play  a major role  in  defining  and evolving  our public cloud standards, implementing new tools,  onboarding new AWS and GCP services, a nd   act as an SME supporting other teams.

The successful candidate will be someone who can  demonstrate  a genuine desire and passion for  public cloud ;  automation ;  keeping it simple ,  supportable,  and scalable;   with proven ability to   deliver   pragmatic workable  solutions  on time .

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead engineer on Product Engineering  epics and stories .

• Develop ( “operationalize”) new repeatable  the company public cloud  services and solutions .

• Define and  evolve   public cloud  technical  standards  to ensure  repeatability,   supportability,  scalability, and  security.

• Make recommendations on technical stack including  research,  assessments, bake-offs, and   proof of concept s.

• Assess and onboard new AWS and GCP services in line with the Product roadmap .

• Drive the deployment of automated infrastructure and systems  using IAC ,  c onfig  management  and scripting.

• Provide subject matter expertise  and advice  to pre-sales architects  on  our technical standards .

• Act as a final line of escalation and assistance  for the cloud operations team for major problems .

• Proactively keep up to date on public cloud  services  and related technology .

Desired  Skills and Experience

• 8 + years’ experience in  supporting highly  customer-focused mission critical environments (e.g. ,  high profile web  or  enterprise infrastructure) essential.

• 5 + years’ experience of  architecting,  engineering, or supporting  public cloud  solutions  on AWS or GCP.

• Sound knowledge of AWS or GCP best practice, security considerations, and architectural design patterns.

• Experience of implementing and supporting public-cloud  based  workloads  and services .

• Hold multiple  current AWS   or Google  Cloud  Certification s  (or be able to  demonstrate  equivalent level of knowledge) .

• Exper ience of  building solutions using  Infrastructure as Code  (e.g. ,  Terraform,  Cloud formation)

• Experience of config management systems (e.g. ,  Ansible).

• Excellent Linux O/S  knowledge and experience  ( RHCE or equivalent level of knowledge ).

• Scripting ability in Python , Perl, or  Bash .

• Experience of using Git for version control .

• Experience of the AWS  or GCP  CLI  and scripting against it .

• Experience of  working with , designing, deploying ,  or supporting containerized  environments (ECS/EKS /Kubernetes /Docker )   is  usefu l, but not essential.

• Expe rience of Jenkins   or other CI/CD pipeline technology  useful .

• Able to leverage  AI tools to improve productivity and quality (e.g. Copilot/Claude/Kiro)

• Good knowledge of TCP/IP.

• A degree in a computing-related discipline preferred or equivalent ability and knowledge.

• Experience working in ITIL and Agile  environment s  beneficial.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Able to share knowledge via clear and concise documentation, and demos/presentations.

• Able to implement supportable solutions  and make the complex simple.

• Able to work in an organized and efficient manner without close supervision

• Must be self-motivated, a self-starter and possess  a good working attitude.

• Desire to continually grow, develop and improve.

• Able to perform as a role model within the team.

Benefits

We believe that great work deserves great rewards. In return for your ideas, commitment and ambition, we’ll give you a very competitive base salary and a range of benefits as soon as you join. On top of your highly competitive base salary, we offer:

• Highly competitive salary

• Prestigious sales and broader team recognition with Annual Presidents Club

• Company equity incentive plan

• 27 days annual leave + plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 with length of service)

• ½ day leave for your birthday

• Sabbatical options at 5-years & 10-years’ service

• 5 days study leave

• 1 day charity leave to work for a charity of your choice

• Competitive pension

• Private healthcare for you and your family

• Enhanced parental leaves

• Life and income protection

• Payroll giving to your favorite charity

• Coaching & mentoring opportunities

• Additional perks such as discounted gym membership, cycle scheme, EAP and more!

If this all sounds great, we’d love to hear from you!