Principal Cloud Engineer (AWS) - Defence/SC Cleared Location: We are based in Aldgate, London. Our customers are based across the UK. Circa 2 days per week onsite in London is required, or less frequently for customers outside London.
Salary: £110,000 – £130,000
Defence/SC Clearance Requirements: Cloudscaler works with highly-secure private defence and government customers on mission-critical programmes of work. This means that SC clearance is required. Upon joining Cloudscaler, we will undertake SC clearance checks, so you must be eligible to pass SC clearance. In future, DV clearance is likely to be required, so the ability/willingness to pass DV clearance is advantageous but not essential.
About us We are experts in AWS landing zones, cloud risk mitigation, and cloud operating models; thought leaders working with public and private sector enterprise organisations to help them unlock the true value of cloud.
Why you should join us We care about our people and truly believe that high-performing teams are created through openness, collaboration, and trust. We ensure that there are opportunities both inside and outside of work to collaborate, share ideas, and build connections.
We recognise that everyone brings their own unique skills and experiences, so we regularly collaborate across all teams and functions to build a truly inclusive culture, including team socials, quarterly company days, and monthly "town halls".
Recognising that everyone brings their own unique skills and experiences, our learning and development opportunities are bespoke to each individual; helping you to advance through our transparent career development pathways and achieve your career goals.
About the role Cloudscaler is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer who will be a thought leader within our engineering practice with extensive knowledge of platform and site reliability engineering best practices.
You will be guiding our customers through complex cloud transformations and so will need to be opinionated about cloud and platform best practices.
Key Experience Experience leading cross-functional teams, mentoring team members, and leading by exampleHands-on experience of working with a wide range of AWS services and an understanding of how to select the right service for a given challengeExtensive experience with landing zones, multi-account, and multi-tenant environmentsExperience operating a cloud platform at scale, ideally in highly regulated environmentsThorough understanding of how to design and build secure, scalable, and resilient platforms on AWSThorough understanding of the key security risks that are present when using AWS and how these can be prevented, detected, and remediatedBuilding AWS resources using infrastructure as code using Terraform (or CloudFormation)Ability to advise on infrastructure as code structure and modularisationAn understanding of the challenges and priorities of operating services, and how SRE principles can be appliedImplementing and working with continuous integration / continuous delivery pipelinesExperience with system design, and the ability to assess trade-offs with design optionsBenefits Discretionary bonus scheme25 days' annual leave + 5 additional days for training/exams or volunteeringTravel and accommodation expensed where eligible in line with our expenses policyLife AssuranceLong Term Disability coverEmployee Assist Programme for employee advice and support (including legal and counselling helpline)Health, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Financial and Legal support24/7 GP accessPublic holiday opt-out scheme giving you the option to work on public holidays creating the flexibility to enjoy your time off when it suits youIndividual training and development plans with online training and exam costs coveredRecruitment referral scheme – referral bonus if you introduce us to someone we then hireCustomer referral scheme – referral bonus if you introduce us to a new customerCycle To Work SchemeInterview Process Screening call with our Talent Acquisition team1st Interview - 30 minute remote interview with our hiring team2nd Interview - 60 minute remote technical interview with members of our engineering team3rd Interview - 60 minute in-person interview with members of our Senior Leadership TeamCloudscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, parental status, religion, or medical history. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please let us know when you speak to our Talent Acquisition team or contact ****** at the earliest opportunity.
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