Cloud Engineer - Secure Cloud, Kubernetes & DevOps Specialist

Free-Work UK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CGI’s Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to join a cross‑functional team delivering secure, mission‑critical software for government clients. The role is on site five days a week due to the sensitive nature of the work, with responsibilities that span design, development and integration.

You will apply IaC and modern DevOps practices, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and deploy containerised apps with Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, GKE).

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, Rancher, etc.).
• Proficient in modern development languages such as Python, Go, Java etc.
• Background in systems engineering and integration.
• Sound understanding of DevOps methodologies and tooling.
• Deep familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (GitLab, Bitbucket, Git).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to engage with both engineers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-quality technical solutions and system architectures.
• Use Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices to develop, integrate, and support apps and services in cloud and secure on-premises systems.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Deliver containerised applications using Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, GKE, etc.).
• Support testing processes including unit, integration, and system testing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across development and deployment environments.
• Collaborate with software developers, infrastructure engineers, and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.

Skills

Public cloud platforms, AWS/Azure/GCP

Kubernetes & container orchestration

Python/Go/Java

Systems engineering & integration

DevOps tooling

CI/CD pipelines & version control

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab/Git

OpenShift

Rancher

Job description

CGI’s Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to join a cross‑functional team delivering secure, mission‑critical software for government clients. The role is on site five days a week due to the sensitive nature of the work, with responsibilities that span design, development and integration.

You will apply IaC and modern DevOps practices, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and deploy containerised apps with Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS, GKE).