SC Cleared Cloud Engineer - AWS

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer (AWS) to contribute to a large-scale cloud platform programme. The role involves hands-on AWS infrastructure work, collaboration with development teams and stakeholders, and delivery of secure cloud solutions.

The successful candidate will have active SC clearance, strong AWS engineering skills, and experience with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Docker in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance that can be transferred prior to start.
• Strong AWS infrastructure engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS ECS Fargate, AWS Networking, AWS WAF, Terraform, GitHub Actions.
• Proven experience delivering cloud infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and enhance AWS-based infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Support and improve CI/CD processes using GitHub Actions.
• Assist service teams with cloud platform adoption and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams and stakeholders to troubleshoot issues and deliver platform improvements.
• Help teams implement and manage Docker-based workloads within agreed standards and guardrails.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable language for non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to networking, security and platform engineering initiatives.

Skills

Active SC Clearance

AWS infrastructure

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Explain complex concepts

Tools

AWS ECS Fargate

AWS Networking

AWS WAF

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Docker

Job description

Cloud Engineer (AWS) | SC Cleared | Outside IR35 | £375/day

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to join a large-scale cloud platform programme supporting the evolution and enhancement of an enterprise AWS platform. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on engineer with strong AWS infrastructure expertise who enjoys working closely with development teams and stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions.

Contract Length: 6 Months
Day Rate: £375 per day
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Location: Hybrid working, with 2 days per week onsite
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required and must be transferable prior to start

The Role

As a Cloud Engineer, you will work within a collaborative platform engineering team delivering cloud infrastructure improvements, platform enhancements and supporting service teams in the adoption of cloud‑native technologies.

You’ll be joining one of several platform squads made up of experienced engineers, contributing to feature development, infrastructure automation and a small amount of third‑line support. The role requires a strong technical background combined with excellent communication skills, as you’ll regularly engage with stakeholders and service teams to explain technical concepts and guide platform adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and enhance AWS-based infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Support and improve CI/CD processes using GitHub Actions.
• Assist service teams with cloud platform adoption and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams and stakeholders to troubleshoot issues and deliver platform improvements.
• Help teams implement and manage Docker-based workloads within agreed standards and guardrails.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable language for non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to networking, security and platform engineering initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance that can be transferred prior to start.
• Strong AWS infrastructure engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • AWS ECS Fargate
  • AWS Networking
  • AWS WAF
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
• Proven experience delivering cloud infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Desirable Skills

• AWS VPC Lattice
• Python
• Docker
• Platform Engineering experience
• CI/CD best practices
• Experience working with Internal Developer Platforms

What We’re Looking For

The successful candidate will combine strong AWS engineering expertise with excellent interpersonal skills. You’ll be comfortable working directly with service teams, building trusted relationships, solving technical challenges and helping stakeholders understand complex infrastructure concepts in a clear and approachable way.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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