Cloud Engineer/SRE (Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes) - Contract - London, UK (Hybrid)

Cactus IT Solutions UK Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Greater London is looking for a passionate Lead Cloud Engineer to spearhead their cloud initiatives. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Azure, Kubernetes, and Terraform to guide projects from inception to delivery. Your responsibilities will include mentoring junior engineers and being part of a collaborative team that is dedicated to cloud innovation and efficiency. Flexible working hours and participation in a 24/7 support rota are key aspects of this role.

Qualifications

• Strong DevOps background and experience in public cloud adoption.
• Expert level in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Take the SRE lead on large projects and provide technical guidance.
• Deliver solutions to VMs and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment.
• Be part of a 24/7 on-call support rota.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud

Kubernetes

GitHub

Terraform

Networking

Job description

Job description

This role will report into the Cloud Platform Lead. The role will be an important cog in the technical implementation for delivering further services to the cloud. This could be to deliver solutions using traditional style infrastructure, or to support with more cloud native toolsets. There may be occasions where you work centrally and other times when you work alongside colleagues from a product team.

This is a lead role, so you will be expected to be comfortable taking the SRE lead on large projects. You will have other engineers on the team who you will need to provide technical guidance towards, and there will be times where you need to train others in cloud adoption.

Whilst this is mainly a delivery role, there will be some support aspects for previous adoption work, and the core cloud platform. This could include occasional 24/7 on-call support.

Role Requirements

You will need to have a strong DevOps background, and experience in adoption to public cloud. You must follow a good development life cycle, be able to communicate with both technical and less technical colleagues and be able to document both design and handover documentation with high quality.

It's essential that you have the right technical skills, with Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub and Terraform key for this role. A mindset which prefers to automate will be essential too.

You will need to interact with project managers, so you should be willing to review project plans, represent the team and be willing to challenge in a constructive way should the need arise. Through the project you will work alongside other teams, such as Cyber Security, Testing and the Application Team.

You must be familiar with good change control processes and be an advocate for these within the team.

We do not expect new joiners to have skills across all the technical areas we are looking towards, but we do want you to enjoy learning and will support you to fill technical gaps.

The job will work on flexible hours, but you would be part of a Monday-Friday support rota so at times your working hours may be more rigid. Along with other team members, you will also be part of a 24/7 on-call support rota.

If you are a passionate and results-focused Lead Cloud Engineer with expertise in Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, and networking, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding position. Join our team and contribute to the success of our cloud strategy.

Minimum Essential Criteria

• Available to be part of a 24/7 on-call support rota
• Experience in technically leading projects and the role of an SRE.
• Deliver solutions to VMs and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment, scaling, and management of applications
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools
• Demonstrable expert level experience of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform (preferred), Ansible, Jenkins etc.
• Assess networking requirements and help design appropriate solutions, including load balancing, Firewalls, routing, and network security
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to cloud infrastructure and applications
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior cloud engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and skill development within the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, work with partners and vendors and ensure successful delivery of cloud projects
• Experience of Cloud migration using industry standard frameworks such as CAF, Microsoft AzureRM, Google Cloud etc.
• Represent the team during a project delivery

Desirable Criteria

• Although formal training will be provisioned if required, certification in cloud services will be beneficial
• Experience in implementing Multi-Tenant solutions and an appreciation of the benefits of this model
• Stay updated with the latest trends, best practices, and technologies in cloud computing and DevOps to provide innovative solutions and drive continuous improvement.