Cloud Operations Team Lead

Digital Waffle; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Cloud Operations Team Leader in Milton Keynes to manage cloud environments and lead a team of engineers. The role includes overseeing operations, driving automation, and supporting development teams through CI/CD infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of AWS experience and strong leadership skills. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing days

Enhanced pension

Volunteering opportunities

Regular socials and learning forums

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on AWS experience.
• Strong IaC and configuration management skills.
• Proven leadership in cloud projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cloud operations including monitoring and incident response.
• Implement cloud governance and compliance policies.
• Drive automation using Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

AWS experience

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Leadership of cross-functional teams

Monitoring and performance tuning

Cloud security and governance

CI/CD workflows

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

Job description

Overview

Cloud Operations Team Leader - Milton Keynes (Hybrid)
Salary: £70,000 - 80,000

My client are looking for a Cloud Operations Team Leader to manage their cloud environment, ensuring performance, availability, and security. You'll lead a team of engineers, drive automation, enforce governance best practices, and support development teams through strong CI/CD infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends strategy with execution.

What you'll do

• Oversee daily cloud operations—monitoring, incident response, optimisation
• Lead and plan projects using Agile methods
• Implement cloud governance, security, and compliance policies
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, AI-first approach)
• Support development teams with CI/CD pipelines
• Manage cloud costs and performance using monitoring tools (FinOps)
• Mentor and develop cloud engineers

What you'll bring

• 3+ years\' hands-on AWS experience
• Strong IaC and configuration management skills (Terraform, Ansible, GitHub)
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams and cloud projects
• Expertise in monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, and compliance best practices
• Experience with CI/CD workflows
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• SQL Server, Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, IIS/Nginx, Linux, IDS/IPS, PowerShell/Bash, RDS, serverless tech (AWS Lambda, ECS), and applied AI for IaC

What\'s on offer

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), rising with service
• Wellbeing days, enhanced pension, volunteering opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes (EVs, cycle-to-work)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and annual health check
• Flexible benefits, retail discounts, and bonus scheme
• Regular socials, learning forums, and conferences (UK & abroad)
• A supportive, people-first culture with a welcoming office and great perks