Cloud Operations Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a proactive Cloud Operations Engineer to join their Cambridge team. You will be responsible for designing and maintaining scalable AWS infrastructure, working with cutting-edge technologies, and ensuring reliable cloud deployments. Ideal candidates will have strong AWS experience and be effective communicators in fast-paced environments.

Benefits

AWS-focused projects with real impact

Professional development and certification support

Collaborative engineering culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with serverless technologies like Lambda and API Gateway.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure using AWS.
• Act as a senior escalation point for infrastructure-related support issues.
• Monitor cloud performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

AWS

Serverless Technologies

Cloud Security

Monitoring

Performance Tuning

Infrastructure-as-Code

CI/CD Tools

Communication

Education

AWS Certifications

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Docker

ECS

EKS

Job description

Job Description

Cloud Operations Engineer - Cambridge - £60,000

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Cloud Operations Engineer to join our growing team, supporting and enhancing modern, cloud- infrastructure.

This hybrid role is based in Cambridge and ideal for someone who enjoys working with cutting-edge AWS technologies, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is confident acting as an escalation point for critical client-facing issues.

You’ll play a key role in designing, maintaining, and optimising serverless systems, as well as supporting internal teams and external clients with high-level technical queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure using AWS and serverless technologies (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3).
• Act as a senior escalation point for infrastructure-related support issues raised by clients or internal teams.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams to ensure reliable and secure cloud deployments.
• Monitor cloud performance and proactively troubleshoot issues to ensure uptime and efficiency.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment processes using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Contribute to system design decisions and drive cloud best practices across the business.
• Document infrastructure, workflows, and support processes to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with AWS in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, etc.).
• Strong understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and cloud-based deployment pipelines.
• Confident communicator, comfortable handling escalations and client queries.

Desirable

• AWS Certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a strong plus.
• Experience supporting SaaS platforms or working in a client-facing engineering role.
• Scripting or programming skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Exposure to containerisation (e.g. Docker, ECS, or EKS).

What You’ll Get

• AWS-focused projects with real impact and autonomy
• Professional development and certification support
• Collaborative, supportive engineering culture

For more information, send your CV to [e-mail]