Lead Cloud Engineer Remote (must be UK based) £80,000-90,000 No sponsorship available Futureheads are partnered exclusively with an established eCommerce client within the sports industry, who are looking for a skilled Lead Cloud Engineer to drive the evolution of their cloud infrastructure, enabling teams to scale rapidly with high reliability, security, and efficiency. This is a strategic and hands on role, where you will have the opportunity to lead on architectural decisions, define and enforce best practices, and own testing strategy across an event-driven, serverless-first platform. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of high-quality, event-driven cloud services. Define and enforce best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, monitoring, and cost management. Support and lead platform-wide initiatives to reduce toil, improve observability, and increase deployment velocity. Guide and own architectural decisions across services and systems. Build and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Partner with stakeholders to streamline developer experience — including onboarding, tooling, and documentation. Experience we are interested in: Designing and operating cloud infrastructure at scale (AWS preferably) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferably) Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.) Modern infrastructure patterns such as serverless, event-driven architecture, and container orchestration Understanding of cloud-native testing strategies and quality automation Have led engineering initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, and delivery velocity Excellent communication skills