Cloud Engineer

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Cloud Engineer to work for our client within the retail sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.

This project involves designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, cloud-based microservices capable of processing millions of records daily. Working within an enterprise environment, you’ll contribute to the architecture and infrastructure on AWS, leveraging Kafka, while also providing technical leadership and fostering team performance through knowledge sharing and innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deploy cloud infrastructure using Terraform across multiple environments
• Build, configure, and manage Kafka clusters for real-time data streaming
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions using Bosun
• Automate infrastructure provisioning through CI/CD pipelines
• Optimize Kafka performance including topic configuration and consumer management
• Collaborate with development teams on infrastructure requirements
• Maintain documentation and best practices

• 3-5 years in Cloud Engineering or DevOps roles
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
• Hands-on experience managing Apache Kafka in production
• Proficiency with Bosun for monitoring and alerting
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS)
• Experience with CI/CD tools and automation
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)

Desirable:

• Experience with New Relic for observability
• Knowledge of Kafka Connect or Kafka Streams
• Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud platform certifications

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension