Remote Senior Cloud Architect - AWS & Hybrid Cloud

Charles River Laboratories, Inc.; Tranent; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to provide engineering and architecture expertise within the Global Infrastructure Services team. The role focuses on designing, migrating, and operating secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, with a strong emphasis on automation, governance, and cross‑functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will lead hybrid cloud initiatives, promote best practices, and mentor junior engineers while delivering resilient,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline.
• Effective communication for multi‑national audiences.
• Collaborative work across geographical regions.
• Broad understanding of tools and technologies.
• Willingness to learn new toolsets and solutions.
• Business acumen – understanding customer value.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS architecture and solution design, owning architectural decisions, standards and technical direction, while leveraging Terraform modules and automation to consistently implement scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud infrastructure.
• Drive legacy application modernization and lift‑and‑shift migrations to AWS, utilizing automated migration frameworks and industry best practices.
• Balance dynamic project workloads and technical priorities across cross‑functional teams to drive key cloud infrastructure milestones.
• Develop and document technical designs and requirements for integration and implementation of new and existing cloud applications and systems.
• Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for cloud infrastructure while partnering with IT, Security, and DevOps teams on cross‑functional initiatives.
• Continuously advance platform management strategies, leveraging automated configuration tools and advanced troubleshooting techniques to maximize uptime.
• Champion a culture of continuous learning by mentoring junior cloud engineers, facilitating knowledge‑sharing sessions, and fostering cross‑team technical growth.

Skills

AWS architecture

Terraform

Multi-cloud (AWS & Azure)

Cloud security

CI/CD automation

Networking and Zero Trust

Agile/Scrum

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Job description

Charles River Laboratories is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to provide engineering and architecture expertise within the Global Infrastructure Services team. The role focuses on designing, migrating, and operating secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, with a strong emphasis on automation, governance, and cross‑functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will lead hybrid cloud initiatives, promote best practices, and mentor junior engineers while delivering resilient,