Cloud Operations Team Leader | Milton Keynes (Hybrid) | £75,000-£85,000 | (AWS/Terraform/CI/CD) | Strong benefits package
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Location: Milton Keynes, hybrid (UK)
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000
Company: Leading Technology Provider
The Role
We’re looking for a Cloud Operations Team Leader to manage and optimise our cloud infrastructure and lead a skilled engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership role balancing strategic planning with technical execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Engineers
* Oversee day-to-day cloud operations: monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and optimisation.
* Implement and improve Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Terraform, Ansible, and GitHub Actions.
* Support development teams through CI/CD pipelines.
* Explore AI-driven approaches to infrastructure automation.
* Drive cloud security, governance, compliance, and cost optimisation (FinOps).
* Plan and deliver projects using Agile methodologies.
Required Skills & Experience
* 3+ years hands-on experience with AWS.
* Hands on leadership experience, ideally within SaaS environments (this is a huge bonus!)
* Strong experience with Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
* Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance.
* Knowledge of cloud cost management and performance monitoring.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice-to-have:
SQL Server | Windows Server | Active Directory | DNS | IIS / Nginx | Linux | PowerShell / Bash | IDS/IPS | Serverless (AWS Lambda, ECS) | AI applied to Infrastructure-as-Code
Why Join Us
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with extra for long service
* Two paid wellbeing days per year with a personal budget
* Enhanced pension contributions
* Two paid volunteering days annually
* Salary sacrifice schemes (EVs, cycle-to-work)
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and private health checks
* Flexible benefits platform (life assurance, learning, discounts, etc.)
* Performance-related bonus scheme
* Regular team and company events
* Modern office with free breakfast, snacks, and refreshments
Cloud Operations Team Leader | Milton Keynes (Hybrid) | £75,000-£85,000 | (AWS/Terraform/CI/CD) | Strong benefits package