Senior Cloud Engineer

VIQU Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology firm in the East Midlands is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to design and manage secure cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure and GCP. The role involves developing infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, automating management tasks, and enhancing cloud security. The ideal candidate has significant experience in cloud engineering and is passionate about working with advanced technology in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud engineering with a focus on Azure and GCP.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and practices.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud platforms on Azure and GCP.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Automate the provisioning and management of serverless functions, databases, containers, and other PaaS resources.
• Implement monitoring and alerting to proactively identify and resolve platform issues.
• Ensure adherence to security best practices across cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Terraform

Cloud security

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer

Permanent - Leicester - Hybrid

£55,000-£65,000

VIQU have partnered with an innovative organisation offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join their Infrastructure and Cloud team, where you'll play a key role in shaping secure, scalable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and GCP. In this role, you'll take the lead on developing and enhancing cloud infrastructure using Terraform and other IaC practices, collaborating closely with architects and stakeholders to deliver modern, resilient solutions. You'll drive automation, strengthen cloud security and governance, and implement smart monitoring to ensure the platform remains stable, high-performing, and ready to support future growth, giving you the chance to make a real impact while working with cutting-edge technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud platforms on Azure and GCP.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Automate the provisioning and management of serverless functions, databases, containers, and other PaaS resources.
• Implement monitoring and alerting to proactively identify and resolve platform issues.
• Ensure adherence to security best practices across cloud infrastructure.

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