Cloud Engineer

F5 Consultants; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and certifications

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

A leading global consultancy in the UK is seeking Cloud Engineers to join their team. This role involves building and supporting cloud infrastructure mainly on Azure and/or AWS, contributing to Infrastructure as Code practices, and collaborating within agile teams. The ideal candidate holds active SC Security Clearance and is comfortable working in secure environments. This position promotes a supportive engineering culture and offers opportunities for ongoing training and professional development, while primarily being a remote role with occasional meet-ups.

Qualifications

• Must hold active SC Security Clearance.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS required.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Build and support cloud infrastructure on Azure and/or AWS.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/Bicep.
• Collaborate with teams to improve cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure management

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Collaboration

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

We’re working with a leading global consultancy delivering secure cloud managed services to secure UK government/public sector clients.

They are looking for Cloud Engineers to join their growing team, working on critical platforms within highly secure environments.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, pod-based delivery model, helping to build, maintain, and evolve cloud platforms with a strong focus on automation, standardisation, and Infrastructure as Code.

💡 The Role

• Build and support cloud infrastructure across Azure and/or AWS environments
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep)
• Contribute to standardised, reusable platform solutions and blueprints
• Work within agile delivery teams on both project and BAU activities
• Support ongoing platform operations including monitoring, incident response, and optimisation
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to continuously improve cloud environments
• Experience working with Azure and/or AWS
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Background in infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Familiarity with tools such as Kubernetes, Ansible, or similar (nice to have)
• Comfortable working in operational / managed service environments

Requirements

• Must hold active SC Security Clearance
• Flexible, hybrid working (primarily remote with occasional team meet-ups)
• Ongoing training, certifications, and career development
• Work on secure, high-impact public sector projects
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative engineering culture
• Opportunity to develop into modern platform engineering practices
• Access to continuous learning and certifications