Cloud Automation Engineer | AI-Driven IaC (Azure/OCI)

Apache Associates; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apache Associates is seeking a seasoned Cloud Automation Engineer to drive automation, IaC, and AI-led improvements across Azure and OCI. You will shape reusable frameworks, secure-by-design practices, and scalable deployment patterns in collaboration with Cloud Operations and security teams.

You will contribute to the evolution of cloud engineering practices, championing AI-enabled tooling and continuous improvement while ensuring operational resilience and compliant delivery across online

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud engineering, automation or DevOps.
• Strong experience with IaC using Terraform and Azure Bicep.
• Experience with AI/LLM-assisted tooling and secure-by-design practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex automation and IaC across Azure and OCI.
• Build reusable automation frameworks and standards.
• Lead automation-first initiatives and AI-enabled workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and improve resilience.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for compliant deployments.
• Embed security, IAM, and secrets management into solutions.
• Support cloud platforms evaluation and optimization.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Automation

DevOps

CI/CD

AI & LLM tooling

Security & IAM

Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Bash

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep

CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Job description

Apache Associates is seeking a seasoned Cloud Automation Engineer to drive automation, IaC, and AI-led improvements across Azure and OCI. You will shape reusable frameworks, secure-by-design practices, and scalable deployment patterns in collaboration with Cloud Operations and security teams.

You will contribute to the evolution of cloud engineering practices, championing AI-enabled tooling and continuous improvement while ensuring operational resilience and compliant delivery across online