Cloud Engineer AWS

A leading digital, cyber and technology consultancy is expanding its National Security engineering team and is looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join a growing practice based in Gloucester.

This organisation delivers secure, cloud-native solutions in some of the UKs most complex and mission-critical environments. The work has genuine real-world impact, supporting national security, defence and government clients, while also investing heavily in its people and local technology community.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, youll design, build and support secure cloud platforms used across high-assurance environments. Youll work as part of multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with engineers, architects and stakeholders to deliver resilient, scalable and secure solutions. For senior-level candidates, there is also scope to provide technical leadership, mentor others and influence engineering best practice.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and implementing cloud-native architectures, primarily on AWS

• Building and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK)

• Creating and managing secure cloud environments and deployment pipelines

• Working with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef

• Supporting containerised platforms using Kubernetes, ECS or similar

• Applying cloud security best practices and working closely with development teams

• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions

• Contributing reusable patterns, standards and automation to projects

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and a desire to stay current with new services

• Proven experience using Infrastructure as Code

• Good understanding of networking and software-defined networking in the cloud

• Experience with container orchestration technologies

• Comfortable scripting in at least one language (e.g. Python, Bash or Go)

• AWS certifications are beneficial but not essential training and certification support is available

• Enjoy working in collaborative, delivery-focused teams

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy, sell or carry over leave

• Competitive pension scheme and performance-related bonus

• Private medical and dental cover, plus flexible benefits

• Dedicated career development support and access to high-quality training

• Opportunities to get involved in community outreach and skills initiatives

• Inclusive culture with active diversity, wellbeing and support networks

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must have the permanent and unrestricted right to work in the UK and be eligible for UK Government Security Clearance (SC). Clearance must be obtained prior to starting the role.

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