Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Engineering Team Lead

West End of London, England | Hybrid

Full-Time | Team Leadership | DevOps & Infrastructure

Role Overview

We're looking for a Cloud Engineering Team Lead to head a team of DevOps engineers, overseeing the development, deployment, and automation of cloud infrastructure and CI/CD processes. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing DevOps team
• Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure workflows and DevOps practices
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth infrastructure service delivery
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure uptime and quality
• Apply cost optimization strategies and maintain budget control
• Drive innovation by integrating emerging technologies and tools
• Manage team resources, roadmaps, and delivery timelines
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed

What You'll Bring

• Proven team leadership in DevOps/cloud engineering
• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi)
• Skilled in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Java, Go, Bash)
• Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix environments
• Expertise in containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and orchestration tools
• Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, FluxCD)
• Familiarity with databases (RDBMS or NoSQL)
• Hands-on with observability tools: Prometheus, ELK, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger
• Strong grasp of networking, security protocols, and performance optimization
• Experience designing scalable, fault-tolerant cloud solutions (AWS, GCP preferred)
• Agile mindset and proactive problem-solving attitude
• Relevant certifications are a plus (AWS, GCP, etc.)