SC Cleared Cloud Engineer

Cleantech Impact Partners Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Career development

Job summary

Cleantech Impact Partners Ltd. is seeking an SC-cleared Cloud Engineer to build and operate secure cloud platforms for national security programmes in a defence-focused team.

You'll work with architects, security specialists and operations teams, gaining exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP, and IaC tools in regulated environments, with clear routes into senior technical or leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance and UK residency for a minimum of 5 years.
• Hands-on cloud engineering experience (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience deploying, automating or operating cloud platforms in secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate secure cloud platforms for national security programmes.
• Work with architects, security specialists and operations teams on complex environments.

Skills

SC Clearance

Cloud Engineering

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM

Job description

SC Cleared Cloud Engineer Step into work that genuinely matters.

We are working with a leading global IT and business consulting firm, deeply embedded in UK Defence and National Security, to identify an experienced SC-cleared Cloud Engineer to join their defence team.

This isn't a back-office IT role — you'll be building and operating secure cloud platforms that directly support national security operations, working alongside architects, security specialists and operations teams on complex, high-stakes environments most engineers never get near. You'll get exposure to cutting-edge cloud, automation and infrastructure-as-code work, on programmes where getting it right actually matters to the country. Our client has an established track record spanning decades of delivering technology to UK Defence and intelligence agencies, with a genuine investment in growing its people — strong mentoring, clear routes into senior technical or leadership roles, and support to go deep into the areas you're most drawn to.

Essential:

Active SC clearance UK resident for a minimum of 5 years Due to the secure nature of the role, candidates must be sole UK nationals Hands-on cloud engineering experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) — deployment, automation, or platform operations Comfortable working within secure, regulated environments

Desirable:

Defence, Intelligence, or wider public sector background Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM) Military transition candidates with hands-on technical cloud experience

What's on offer:

£55,000 - £75,000 depending on experience, plus benefits package, structured career development, and the opportunity to work on genuinely mission-critical technology within a collaborative, expert-led team.

Location:

London or Manchester