Position Description:
*** Applicants Must be solely UK National and either already have, or be eligible for HMG HLC clearance ***
CGI is seeking highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineers to join our Secure Advisory Solutions team, part of the Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that partners directly with clients to unlock the potential of cutting-edge technologies for strategic advantage.
Our focus is on designing, building, and supporting systems that are secure, high-performing, scalable, and reliable. You will work on bespoke and advanced technologies in an environment that values innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration.
As a Cloud Engineer, you will take a hands-on approach to delivering sophisticated and secure software solutions. This role involves working closely with clients on-site to ensure the availability and resilience of mission-critical systems. You will have a strong understanding of both application and infrastructure layers and bring creative problem-solving skills to overcome technical challenges.
We are looking for passionate engineers who thrive in a collaborative culture and have a deep commitment to engineering best practices. CGI provides continuous professional development to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving tech landscape. We engender a culture of innovation, collaboration and ownership; highly motivated self-starters thrive within our organisation.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
• Design and implement high-quality technical solutions and system architectures.
• Use Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices to develop, integrate, and support apps and services in cloud and secure on-premises systems.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Deliver containerised applications using Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, GKE, etc.)
• Support testing processes including unit, integration, and system testing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across development and deployment environments.
• Collaborate with software developers, infrastructure engineers, and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Strong knowledge of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, Rancher, etc.).
• Proficient in modern development languages such as Python, Go, Java etc.
• Background in systems engineering and integration.
• Sound understanding of DevOps methodologies and tooling.
• Deep familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (GitLab, Bitbucket, Git).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to engage with both engineers and senior stakeholders.
Desirable Skills
• Knowledge of software testing practices and automation frameworks.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Linux environments, package management, and networking.
• Demonstrated use of automation/configuration tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Experience working in Agile teams, including requirements analysis and story refinement.
• Familiarity with SQL (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL solutions (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch).
• Exposure to technical bid writing and solution assurance
Skills:
1. DevOps
2. English
3. GitLab
4. Kubernetes
5. Cloud Native Development