Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer

Luxoft; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cloud Engineer to enhance cloud infrastructure and manage CI/CD processes. The role emphasizes building secure environments in Azure and AWS while ensuring efficient deployments and monitoring. Candidates must have strong communication skills and proven experience with AWS and Azure platforms. Join a pioneering project aiming at innovation in the pharmaceutical industry with exciting opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Ability to build and manage secure cloud environments in Azure and AWS.
• Knowledge of monitoring and performance optimization tools like CloudWatch and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and manage scalable cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and performance optimization.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with AWS services and cloud system design

Proficiency in Azure DevOps

Proficiency in Azure AD

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

Job description

Project description

The project is for one of the world's famous science and technology companies in pharmaceutical industry, supporting initiatives in AWS, AI and data engineering, with plans to launch over 20 additional initiatives in the future. Modernizing the data infrastructure through the transition to Snowflake as a priority, as it will enhance capabilities for implementing advanced AI solutions and unlock numerous opportunities for innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Ownership - Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline) to enable reliable and frequent deployments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management - Build and manage scalable and secure cloud environments in Azure and AWS using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep).
• Environment Reliability & Monitoring - Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance optimization using tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus.
• Automation & Configuration Management - Automate routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar; ensure consistent configuration across all environments.
• Security, Compliance & Best Practices - Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, network controls, secrets management), ensure compliance with internal and industry standards, and support audit readiness.

Skills

Must have

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with AWS services and cloud system design
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps incl. project configurations, repositories, pipelines, and environments
• Proficiency in Azure AD incl. apps registration, and authentication flows (OBO, Client Credentials)

Nice to have

• AWS CDK, Azure DevOps (ADO) pipelines, and proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with R and SAS is beneficial, particularly for data analysis and statistical modeling tasks
• Experience in regulated environment (GxP)