Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead - AWS

Hireful Careers; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead to enhance its AWS platform and drive automation-first practices. The ideal candidate will lead a capable team, elevate DevOps practices, and possess deep AWS knowledge along with IaC expertise using Terraform and Ansible. The role offers a competitive salary between £70k - £80k plus bonuses and benefits like a 5% pension and private healthcare.

Benefits

5% pension

25 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

Christmas shutdown

private healthcare

life assurance

cinema tickets

Qualifications

• You'll understand cloud security and governance inside‑out.
• Proven track record of leading high-impact cloud projects.
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux servers or AI-enhanced IaC is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small, capable team to enhance AWS platform.
• Drive automation-first practices and shape system deployment.
• Elevate DevOps practices with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Deep AWS knowledge

IaC expertise with Terraform

Ansible

Cloud security and governance

Performance tuning

Confident communication

Stakeholder skills

Familiarity with GitHub

Experience with monitoring tools

AWS Lambda

Job description

Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead

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.

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

Role

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

Benefits

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

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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