Lead Cloud Platform Engineer — AWS & Hybrid Infra

Jagex; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare, including Dental

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Minimum 6% Pension contributions

Life Insurance

Enhanced family leave policies fromday

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave + Bank holidays &

option to buy/sell holidays

Job summary

Jagex in Cambridge, UK is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to own and evolve the cloud infrastructure behind RuneScape and related games. You will lead AWS initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive IaC adoption across hybrid data centers and cloud environments.

Flexible working options are offered with a bias toward remote work; onsite attendance may be required occasionally, with relocation support available if needed.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux and AWS experience (IAM, EKS, ECS, CloudWAN, Direct Connect)
• Experience with IaC principles and deployed projects
• Networking knowledge with VyOS, Palo Alto, and Arista
• CI/CD pipelines and a DevOps mindset
• Hybrid on‑premise and cloud interconnectivity; Puppet is a plus
• Kubernetes experience; gaming/creative tech background is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud migration programme and AWS lift-and-shift, driving architecture with the team
• Design and implement infrastructure to in-house standards and best practices
• Apply IaC across legacy systems and new cloud deployments, reducing technical debt
• Provide critical support for production systems – game servers, web servers, and backend infra
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, expanding the team’s cloud capability
• Participate in an on-call rota (1 week in 5) to support production systems

Skills

Linux

AWS

IaC

Networking

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Hybrid cloud

Puppet

Tools

VyOS

Palo Alto

Arista

Direct Connect

Job description

Jagex in Cambridge, UK is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to own and evolve the cloud infrastructure behind RuneScape and related games. You will lead AWS initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive IaC adoption across hybrid data centers and cloud environments.

Flexible working options are offered with a bias toward remote work; onsite attendance may be required occasionally, with relocation support available if needed.