Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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

Join FLBG’s Global Infrastructure & Operations team as a Principle Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and help design, build, and scale mission-critical cloud platforms that power a global enterprise. You’ll be the technical lead driving our cloud strategy and delivery, enabling secure, resilient, and compliant services across both IT and OT environments. If you thrive in complex, high-impact environments and love turning architectures into operational reality at scale, we’d love to meet you.

What You'll Do

• 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 complex, global projects—translating architectural designs into delivered services and operational capabilities.
• Own automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption using Terraform or CloudFormation to streamline provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Implement security-by-design across cloud platforms, including identity management, encryption, zero-trust principles, and adherence to frameworks such as ISO 27000.
• Build and evolve monitoring and observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) to ensure reliability, performance, and QoS across services.
• Lead deployments of new cloud technologies and services, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and full compliance with FLBG policies and procedures, including AIS metrics prior to go-live.
• Guide cloud migration strategies (on-prem → cloud or hybrid), optimize usage for cost, scalability, and efficiency, and define best practices for governance and compliance.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders globally, partnering across IT and OT, influencing roadmaps, and engaging with vendors to ensure solutions meet technical and security requirements.
• Provide 4th-line expertise and BAU technical governance, including transition-to-operations, documentation, and audit input.

What You Bring

• 10+ years in a 3rd/4th Line Cloud engineer role in a global enterprise business, or 6+ Years in a biomedical sciences 3rd/4th line IT support role. Or a mixture of both
• 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, but not limited to AWS / Azure
• Strong scripting/coding skills (Python, Bash) and containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of networking (VPCs, load balancing, DNS)
• Understanding of security best practices (IAM, encryption, secrets management)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• In depth knowledge of Infrastructure security and associated frameworks such as ISO27000
• Experience designing distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Adept at communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, and across organizations, using architecture communication techniques.
• Adept at gaining support from business and technical stakeholders for IT initiatives with low/medium levels of risk, impact, and complexity.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect advantageous
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator or DevOps Engineer advantageous

Experience And Education

• 10 yrs+ experience in an IT 3rd/ 4th line position with proven track record in an enterprise Cloud environment, or 5+ years’ experience of working in a biomedical IT service environment. Any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background to deliver against role expectations.
• Degree or higher in Computer Science or Information Technology or relevant technical certifications

Location, work style, and travel

• Opportunities in the United Kingdom and Denmark
• Onsite or hybrid depending on location and business needs
• Occasional on‑call coverage may be required

This is a global position that will support all our FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites. Benefits and compensation will be governed by the location from where you are based and considered your home site.

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