Cloud Consultant

Technical Cloud Consultant – Infra Ops

Location: Leeds, (1-2 a month)

Contract: Inside IR35

Duration: 12 months

Clearance: SC Cleared (Live and Active)

This role operates within my clients’ organisation, supporting cloud capability at an enterprise level through a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) model. The focus is on enabling consistent standards, secure cloud adoption, and well-governed infrastructure services across a complex multi-cloud estate. The CCoE approach helps improve service quality, resilience, and security, while accelerating delivery, improving value for money, and reducing operational cost and environmental impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and enhance a large-scale multi-cloud environment, working alongside teams responsible for critical services
• Contribute to the design and delivery of enterprise cloud services that enable and streamline future cloud adoption
• Engage with highly technical product and platform teams to discuss infrastructure, networking, and cloud operations topics
• Apply cloud-native security tooling and best-of-breed products to modern cloud deployments
• Work with external partners providing enterprise-level cloud and infrastructure expertise
• Promote strong documentation practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across teams

Essential:

• Active SC Clearance
• Administrator-level cloud certification

Core experience:

• Hands-on delivery experience using Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
• Strong understanding of infrastructure services and networking in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments
• Practical experience with automation, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep)
• Working knowledge of Git, repository management, and collaboration with DevOps teams

Additional experience (desirable):

• Use of Azure DevOps or GitHub Enterprise in delivery environments
• Understanding of policy-driven governance, including Azure Policy and AWS SCPs
• Awareness of least-privilege access principles and secure service design
• Experience engaging with service owners or senior stakeholders to agree and implement improvements

Delivery & Professional Skills

• Proven experience working with enterprise-scale IT platforms and services
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and manage competing delivery demands effectively
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to present information both verbally and in written or visual formats
• Track record of delivering projects within complex IT environments
• High attention to detail, with a focus on well-designed, well-documented solutions
• Recent experience implementing cloud governance controls and guardrails through automation
• Understanding of cloud cost optimisation approaches (FinOps) and the use of platform tooling to drive value

Platform & Technology Exposure

• Container-based hosting and orchestration technologies, including:
• AWS EKS / Azure AKS
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Please note, due to internal capabilities it will be difficult for us to take internal calls regarding your application – please direct all queries via email, and they will be responded to, alongside your application ASAP