Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead - AWS

hireful; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the United Kingdom seeks a Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead to oversee the AWS platform and drive innovative automation practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AWS, IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible, and a strong understanding of cloud security. You will lead a skilled team, enhance DevOps strategies, and contribute to high-impact cloud projects. Competitive salary of £70k - £80k plus bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

5% pension

25 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

Christmas shutdown

private healthcare

life assurance

cinema tickets

Qualifications

• Deep AWS knowledge and leading cloud projects.
• Understanding of cloud security and governance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cloud Infrastructure team and AWS platform.
• Drive automation-first practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Elevate DevOps game with generative AI tools.

Skills

AWS knowledge

IaC expertise with Terraform

Ansible

Cloud security and governance

Performance tuning

GitHub familiarity

Monitoring tools

Serverless technology like AWS Lambda

Job description

Overview

Ready to lead and still stay hands-on? We re looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead to take charge of our AWS platform, drive automation-first practices, and shape how we deploy, scale, and secure our systems. You will lead a small, capable team, work closely with product squads, and elevate our DevOps game with powerful CI/CD pipelines and generative AI tools for IaC.

Role

Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead, AWS Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Cloud Engineer, Lead AWS Engineer, Cloud Architect, Lead Cloud Engineer etc

Salary

Salary: £70k - £80k base + Bonus and bens

Benefits

Benefits: 5% pension, 25 days holiday, 2 wellbeing days, Christmas shutdown, private healthcare, life assurance, cinema tickets & more

Requirements

You’ll bring deep AWS knowledge, IaC expertise with Terraform and Ansible, and a proven track record leading high-impact cloud projects. You’ll understand cloud security and governance inside-out, thrive on performance tuning, and be a confident communicator with solid stakeholder skills. Familiarity with GitHub, WAFs, monitoring tools, and serverless tech like AWS Lambda is key. Bonus points for experience with Windows/Linux servers or AI-enhanced IaC.

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