AI-First Cloud Automation Architect

Klipboard; North East; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Klipboard is seeking a Technical Lead within our AI & Automation team to deliver automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and AI-powered solutions across Azure and OCI. You will drive an AI-first, automation-first approach to improve resilience and efficiency while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

The role may include on-call duties and involves collaborating with Cloud Operations to design scalable, secure deployments and cost-aware automation across our cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in infrastructure, automation or platform engineering.
• Strong automation and scripting skills across multiple languages.
• Advanced Azure/OCI Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep).
• Experience delivering CI/CD pipelines and automation solutions.
• AI/LLM tooling or agent development experience.
• Knowledge of security, identity management and secrets management.
• Understanding of resilience, disaster recovery and high availability.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex automation, IaC, and AI-powered solutions across Azure and OCI environments.
• Develop and implement reusable automation frameworks, standards, and engineering patterns to improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Drive the adoption of AI-first ways of working by introducing innovative automation and AI capabilities that enhance service delivery and operational effectiveness.
• Lead initiatives to automate provisioning, reduce manual effort, and improve operational resilience across cloud operations functions.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using industry-standard tools and practices to ensure secure, reliable, and repeatable deployments.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support efficient, automated, and compliant deployment processes.
• Embed security, identity management, access controls, and secrets management into automation solutions by default, ensuring secure-by-design practices.
• Drive improvements in system resilience, recovery capabilities, and operational performance through well-engineered automation solutions.
• Implement cost-optimisation and FinOps practices within automation and cloud provisioning processes to improve resource efficiency and reduce waste.
• Provide technical leadership on complex automation, cloud engineering, and AI initiatives, serving as a trusted subject matter expert for the team.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers, improving automation, AI, and cloud engineering capabilities across the Cloud Operations function.
• Lead code reviews, technical knowledge-sharing sessions, training workshops, and demonstrations to promote engineering excellence and adoption of best practices.
• Collaborate with internal technology teams and stakeholders to evaluate, implement, and optimise cloud, automation, and AI tooling.
• Champion engineering standards that improve security, compliance, reliability, and the protection of customer data and services.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, team strategy development, and the advancement of automation and AI capabilities across the organisation.
• Lead by example in fostering a collaborative, innovative, and learning-focused culture that encourages the adoption of modern cloud, automation, and AI practices.
• Support technical decision-making and provide leadership coverage on complex engineering matters when required.
• Ensure automation solutions align with organisational security, compliance, governance, and operational standards.

Skills

Automation

Scripting

Azure/OCI IaC

CI/CD pipelines

AI/LLM tooling

Security & IAM

Disaster recovery

Mentoring engineers

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Klipboard is seeking a Technical Lead within our AI & Automation team to deliver automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and AI-powered solutions across Azure and OCI. You will drive an AI-first, automation-first approach to improve resilience and efficiency while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

The role may include on-call duties and involves collaborating with Cloud Operations to design scalable, secure deployments and cost-aware automation across our cloud environments.