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Base pay range
Location: Cheltenham – Hybrid. circa 2-3 days per week onsite
Salary: £95,000 - £120,000
Defence/SC Clearance Requirements: Due to working with a number of government bodies, SC clearance is required for our customer facing teams. You do not need active SC clearance as we will undertake checks upon you joining, but you must be eligible to pass SC clearance. In future, DV clearance may be required, so the ability/willingness to pass DV clearance is advantageous but not essential.
Due to the nature of this project, we are only able to accept UK-based applicants for this role.
About Us
We are experts in AWS landing zones, cloud risk mitigation, and cloud operating models; thought leaders working with public and private sector enterprise organisations to help them unlock the true value of cloud.
Why you should join us
We care about our people and believe high-performing teams are created through openness, collaboration, and trust. We offer opportunities to collaborate, share ideas, and build connections through team socials, company days, and town halls.
We value diverse skills and experiences, providing bespoke learning and development opportunities, career pathways, and support to help you achieve your goals.
What We’re Looking For
Lead Cloud Engineers with extensive landing zone knowledge and site reliability best practices, experienced in designing, building, and operating enterprise-scale AWS landing zones, and automating complex AWS services using Terraform. You should be opinionated about IaC structure, modularisation, and defining technical strategies.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Designing complex multi-tenant systems aligned to best practices
* Building, testing, packaging, deploying, and operating AWS landing zones
* Automating AWS services and platforms with IaC
* Packaging services into AMIs, Docker containers, or Serverless deployments
* Championing infrastructure as code and modularisation
* Designing container/microservices solutions
* Using deployment techniques to enable zero downtime
* Mitigating security risks in AWS and supporting cloud security models
Benefits
* Discretionary bonus
* 25 days’ annual leave + 5 days for training/exams/volunteering
* Option to buy 5 additional days holiday
* Travel and accommodation expenses where eligible
* Life Assurance, Long Term Disability
* Employee Assistance Programme, health, mental health, legal support, 24/7 GP access
* Public holiday work option, individual training plans, referral schemes, Cycle To Work, dog-friendly offices
Interview Process
* Screening call with Talent Acquisition
* Remote 30-minute initial interview
* Remote 60-minute technical interview
* In-person 60-minute interview with Senior Leadership
We are an equal opportunity employer. For reasonable adjustments, contact talent@cloudscaler.com.
Additional Details
Compensation Range: £95K - £120K
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and IT
Industries
* IT Services and Consulting
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