Global Cloud Platform Architect & Infra Lead

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies; Billingham; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principle Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and scale mission-critical cloud platforms powering a global enterprise. You will lead cloud strategy and delivery across IT and OT environments, turning architectures into operational realities at scale.

You will own automation with Terraform or CloudFormation, enforce security-by-design, implement monitoring with CloudWatch/Prometheus/Grafana, and guide migrations, cost

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a 3rd/4th Line Cloud engineer role in a global enterprise, or 6+ years in biomedical IT service.
• Proven experience managing production cloud environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and agile methodologies.
• In-depth design and support knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure technologies such as AWS/Azure.
• Strong scripting/coding skills (Python, Bash) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong networking knowledge (VPCs, load balancing, DNS).
• Understanding of security best practices (IAM, encryption, secrets management).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• ISO27000 knowledge and infrastructure security expertise.
• Distributed systems and microservices design experience.
• Monitoring familiarity (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Hands-on CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Excellent communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and operation of secure, resilient, and scalable cloud-native platforms including AWS Landing Zones.
• Serve as the Cloud technical lead for global projects, translating designs into delivered services and capabilities.
• Own automation and IaC adoption using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Implement security-by-design across cloud platforms with IAM, encryption, and zero-trust principles.
• Build and evolve monitoring/observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.
• Lead deployments of new cloud technologies ensuring integration with existing systems and compliance.
• Guide cloud migration strategies (on-prem → cloud or hybrid) and optimize cost and scalability.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders, influencing roadmaps and engaging with vendors.
• Provide 4th-line BAU technical governance, including transition-to-operations and audit input.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS & Azure

Terraform / IaC

Security by design

IaC automation

CI/CD pipelines

Networking (VPCs)

Scripting Python Bash

Leadership / collaboration

ISO27000 knowledge

Education

Degree in Computer Science or IT

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Azure Administrator or DevOps Engineer

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principle Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and scale mission-critical cloud platforms powering a global enterprise. You will lead cloud strategy and delivery across IT and OT environments, turning architectures into operational realities at scale.

You will own automation with Terraform or CloudFormation, enforce security-by-design, implement monitoring with CloudWatch/Prometheus/Grafana, and guide migrations, cost