Principal Cloud Consultant — Hybrid, AWS Expert & AI

The Scale Factory

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension Plan

Health Benefits

Gym memberships support

Commuter benefits

Rail cards

EV salary sacrifice

Hybrid working

Job summary

The Scale Factory, an AI-enabled consultancy, seeks a Principal Cloud Consultant to lead complex cloud projects from pre-sales through delivery. You’ll own delivery management across multiple streams, engaging with customers and shaping technical solutions while mentoring junior colleagues.

You will drive architectural excellence, advocate DevOps best practices, and stay ahead with emerging trends and security practices in AWS.

Qualifications

Eligibility for Security Clearance is required.
Excellent communication with stakeholders from C-suite to teams.
Business savvy to align technical work with business goals and ROI.
Deep understanding of DevOps principles and their impact on delivery.
Experience mentoring/leading teams and delivering through others.
Extensive hands-on AWS experience and ability to articulate value and ROI of cloud platforms.
Ability to design and implement complex cloud platforms with legacy workloads and microservices.
Proven deployment automation and orchestration with GitHub/GitLab or AWS tooling.
Strong networking knowledge in cloud environments: VNet, DNS, Gateway, Load Balancers.
Knowledge of AWS security services (IAM, WAF, KMS) and compliance frameworks.
Mastery of IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and tool choice awareness.
Scripting skills (Python, Ansible, Bash, Groovy, PowerShell).

Responsibilities

Interact with customers regularly as the go-to technical contact for your engagement portfolio.
Own delivery management for multiple workstreams, prioritising work and guiding juniors.
Lead discovery activities and translate business needs into technical solutions.
Support Growth Team in a pre-sales capacity with technical input from the outset.
Act as a technical authority for delivery workstreams and internal initiatives.
Communicate effectively with internal teams, clients and third parties to drive growth.
Keep abreast of emerging trends and certifications in cloud domains.
Solve complex challenges with ingenuity and drive continuous improvement across delivery.
Mentor teammates and influence the wider delivery function.