Lead Cloud Engineer - Hybrid AWS/Azure Leader

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA); Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension 28.97% employer

25 days annual leave, 30 with service

On-site gym, nursery, restaurants &amp

Free parking

Employee Assistance Programme

On-call allowance up to £4,500

Job summary

DVLA is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to guide cloud engineering at national scale from Swansea. You will lead Agile teams, shape cloud platforms across AWS/Azure, and own services through their lifecycle with a focus on secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure.

The role offers hybrid working, Civil Service benefits, and an on-call rotation with allowances up to £4,500 per year. Join a mission-driven digital team delivering essential UK public services.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Agile Cloud Engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Proven Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Experience building and automating cloud infrastructure with modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Technically lead Agile Cloud Engineering teams following DevOps principles.
• Design, build and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms across AWS and Azure environments.
• Own cloud services throughout their full lifecycle, from design and implementation through to support and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Technical Architects to translate architectural designs into operational solutions.
• Mentor and develop Cloud Engineers, driving engineering excellence and capability growth.

Skills

Cloud engineering leadership

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

DevOps tooling

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

DVLA is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to guide cloud engineering at national scale from Swansea. You will lead Agile teams, shape cloud platforms across AWS/Azure, and own services through their lifecycle with a focus on secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure.

The role offers hybrid working, Civil Service benefits, and an on-call rotation with allowances up to £4,500 per year. Join a mission-driven digital team delivering essential UK public services.