Cloud Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; Leeds; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain company is seeking a Cloud Operations Manager (AWS) to lead a team and ensure cloud system reliability. This remote position requires travel to Leeds once per month. The ideal candidate has extensive AWS expertise and experience in managing technical teams, focusing on best practices in cloud operations.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus for referrals

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience managing technical teams.
• 5+ years in hands-on technical roles.
• Strong AWS background with relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of SREs for cloud platform stability.
• Design, implement, and maintain reliable cloud systems.
• Maintain compliance with AWS Well-Architected principles.

Skills

Technical team management

AWS expertise

CI/CD tooling

Container orchestration

Scripting skills

Education

AWS certifications (SA1, DOP-C02)

Tools

Jenkins

Concourse CI

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Overview

Cloud Operations Manager (AWS)

Remote (travel required to Leeds once per month)

Up to £80,000 + car allowance + bonus

VIQU has partnered with a leading supply chain company seeking a Cloud Operations Manager (AWS) to lead and mentor their growing team. The ideal candidate will have a technical background in roles like Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Cloud Engineer before transitioning into leadership. This role focuses on ensuring cloud system reliability and enhancing infrastructure.

This position is primarily remote, with travel to Leeds once per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of SREs, ensuring cloud platform stability.
• Provide technical leadership in AWS, including CI/CD, container orchestration, IaC, and scripting.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable cloud systems.
• Oversee shared services for development, testing, and production (GitLab, Concourse, Jenkins).
• Contribute to the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CoE), driving best practices.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and product teams to streamline deployments.
• Maintain compliance with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

Key Requirements

• At least one year of experience managing technical teams, with five-plus years in a hands-on role.
• Strong AWS expertise, with relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect SA1, DevOps Engineer DOP-C02).
• Experience with CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins and Concourse CI.
• Familiarity with container orchestration (ECS or Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code and configuration management (Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
• Experience with Python or TypeScript and knowledge of Java.
• Prior experience in a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CoE) is desirable.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Katie Dark via the VIQU IT website.

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