Senior AWS Cloud Architect: IaC, Kubernetes & Platforms

Jobtailor; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bristol is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to lead hands-on cloud platform delivery across our client projects, with a strong emphasis on AWS and IaC. You will design platforms using provider best practices, mentor engineers onsite, and communicate complex solutions clearly to clients.

Collaboration and adaptability are essential as you balance priorities and drive outcomes. Candidates should hold AWS Professional-level credentials, hands-on Terraform or CloudFormation,

Qualifications

• AWS Professional level certification is preferred.
• Hands-on experience delivering cloud platforms.
• Ability to lead client engagements and teams onsite.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on cloud expert building cloud platforms across the Cloud Engineering BU’s portfolio of clients.
• Use technical knowledge to influence project direction.
• Design cloud platforms incorporating best practices from cloud providers, implementing them solo or in a team.
• Lead or manage people onsite with clients, collaborating with engineers within AND.
• Create documentation and present solutions, communicating complex concepts clearly.
• Respond flexibly to client needs, balancing priorities.
• Maintain a growth mindset, curiosity, and process orientation.
• Apply knowledge of containerisation, orchestration (Kubernetes), and serverless architectures.
• Utilise Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines, Jira, and Jenkins.

Skills

AWS (Professional)

Cloud Platform Design

Team Leadership

Client Collaboration

Infrastructure-as-Code

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD Pipelines

Serverless Architectures

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Jira

Job description

Jobtailor in Bristol is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to lead hands-on cloud platform delivery across our client projects, with a strong emphasis on AWS and IaC. You will design platforms using provider best practices, mentor engineers onsite, and communicate complex solutions clearly to clients.

Collaboration and adaptability are essential as you balance priorities and drive outcomes. Candidates should hold AWS Professional-level credentials, hands-on Terraform or CloudFormation,