Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
Senior Cloud Engineer
Oxfordshire (Hybrid, typically 1 day per week onsite) | £70,000 - £75,000 + Benefits
This is a rare opportunity for a Senior Cloud Engineer to shape and lead AWS capability within a growing technology and consultancy environment. You'll join at an exciting stage, taking ownership of a greenfield AWS platform while helping to evolve a broader multi-cloud strategy. The role offers a genuine blend of hands-on engineering, architecture ownership, stakeholder engagement, and technical leadership.
The Company
They are an established consultancy and technology business delivering cloud, data, and digital transformation solutions to a diverse client base. With a strong focus on innovation, automation, and emerging technologies, they are investing heavily in their cloud engineering function. Their culture is collaborative, supportive, and built around giving engineers the autonomy to make a visible impact. As they expand their multi-cloud capabilities, they are looking for an AWS specialist to play a key role in shaping future platforms and standards.
The Role
You will be the AWS subject matter expert, responsible for building and establishing AWS best practices while supporting a wider cloud engineering team.
Responsibilities include:
- Designing and building secure, scalable, and resilient AWS cloud infrastructure
- Leading the development of AWS Landing Zones, governance frameworks, and platform standards
- Defining cloud architecture and producing technical design documentation
- Driving Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform and other automation tools
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
- Automating operational processes through scripting and cloud-native tooling
- Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver cloud solutions
- Supporting the evolution of a multi-cloud environment across AWS and Azure
- Providing technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing across the team
- Supporting future initiatives involving data platforms, AI, and cloud-native technologies
Your Skills & Experience
You will bring strong commercial experience in:
- AWS cloud engineering and cloud architecture
- Designing and implementing AWS Landing Zones and multi-account environments
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code best practices
- AWS networking, security, governance, and operational excellence
- CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
- Python, PowerShell, AWS CLI, or similar automation technologies
- Cloud automation and DevOps methodologies
- Stakeholder engagement and translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Producing architecture documentation and cloud design artefacts
Desirable experience includes:
- Azure cloud technologies and multi-cloud environments
- AWS Control Tower and AWS Organisations
- API and integration technologies
- Containerisation and Kubernetes
- AI, machine learning, or cloud-based data platform exposure
- Consultancy or professional services environments
- AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Security Specialty
What They Offer
- Ongoing training and certification support
- Clear progression opportunities as cloud capability expands
- The opportunity to define AWS strategy and influence technical direction from day one
How to Apply
If you're an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer, Cloud Architect, Platform Engineer, or DevOps Engineer looking to shape a cloud capability from the ground up, apply today to learn more.