AWS Cloud Operations Lead: Automation, Governance & CI/CD

Digital Waffle; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of holiday

Salary sacrifice schemes

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits

Bonus scheme

Regular socials and learning forums

Job summary

A leading IT recruiting firm in the UK is seeking a Cloud Operations Team Leader to manage cloud environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security. This mid-senior level role requires proven AWS experience and the ability to lead teams while driving automation and governance best practices. The position offers a supportive culture and a range of benefits, including 25 days of holiday and flexible perks.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience required.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams and cloud projects.
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, and compliance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cloud operations including monitoring and incident response.
• Lead and plan projects using Agile methods.
• Implement cloud governance, security, and compliance policies.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Manage cloud costs and performance.

Skills

AWS experience

IaC and configuration management

Leadership of cross-functional teams

Monitoring and performance tuning

Cloud security and governance knowledge

CI/CD workflows experience

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

SQL Server

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS

IIS/Nginx

Linux

PowerShell/Bash

AWS Lambda

ECS

Job description

A leading IT recruiting firm in the UK is seeking a Cloud Operations Team Leader to manage cloud environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security. This mid-senior level role requires proven AWS experience and the ability to lead teams while driving automation and governance best practices. The position offers a supportive culture and a range of benefits, including 25 days of holiday and flexible perks.