Cloud Engineer

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for setting standards across CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes/OpenShift, observability, and security, while ensuring engineering teams can deliver efficiently within a governed and resilient platform. You will act as a key bridge between Infrastructure, Security, DataOps, and Platform Engineering teams, helping to establish automation, reliability, and compliance as core principles across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Platform Engineering & Architecture: Define and enforce DevOps standards across CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration Design, build, and operate Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters in hybrid and on-prem environments Own cluster lifecycle management, including upgrades, scaling, networking, storage integration, and resilience Champion DevOps best practices across a hybrid architecture (Azure + on-prem) Automation & CI/CD: Standardise and optimise CI/CD frameworks (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) across all environments Enable automated, consistent, and scalable deployments across platforms Observability & Reliability: Establish observability frameworks (metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerting) Define SLOs/SLAs and ensure platform reliability and performance Oversee incident management, runbooks, and automated remediation strategies Security & Governance: Embed security-first practices including RBAC, secrets management, encryption, and vulnerability scanning Ensure compliance with PHI/PII regulations through secure platform design Support auditability and traceability across all deployments Contribute to platform governance and design authority forums Leadership & Collaboration Mentor and develop DevOps engineers, raising platform maturity and best practices Collaborate with DataOps, AI/ML, and Engineering teams to support scalable delivery Partner with Infrastructure and Security teams to implement shared services and guardrails Required Experience & Skills 10+ years experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role Strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and OpenShift (cluster operations and lifecycle management) Deep experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) Advanced knowledge of Terraform and Ansible (Infrastructure as Code) Strong Linux systems experience in hybrid and on-prem environments Experience implementing observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry) Solid understanding of security frameworks (RBAC, secrets management, compliance) Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale, cloud-native platforms Nice to Have Experience working with data and AI platforms (e.g. Databricks, Kafka, Airflow, MLflow) Exposure to hybrid infrastructure (Azure + on-prem storage such as MinIO or VAST) Experience contributing to architecture governance or design councils Desired Candidate Profile Company Industry IT - Hardware & Networking Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords Cloud Engineer Get real-time job updates only on our App