Senior Cloud Engineer

Totara; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Parental Leave

Life Insurance 4× Salary

Professional Development Opportunities

New Joiner home working set‑up allowance

Additional Paid Leave: Birthday off, Working days between Christmas and New Years Eve

Job summary

A cloud technology company based in the UK is seeking a Mid-Senior Cloud Engineer to design and maintain its hosting platform. The ideal candidate should have proven experience with AWS services and Kubernetes, along with strong problem-solving skills. This full-time position offers various perks, including enhanced parental leave and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS services required.
• Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
• Proficiency with Linux distributions.
• Experience managing PostgreSQL databases.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure.
• Extend platform functionality to meet client needs.
• Provide expert technical support on an on-call rota.
• Collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Evolve a secure and resilient hosting platform.
• Mentor and support team members if in a senior role.

Skills

AWS services (EC2, EKS, SES, ECR, RDS, S3, WAF)

Kubernetes

Terraform

Linux distributions (Alpine, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux)

PostgreSQL databases

Git workflows

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps principles

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Job description

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and eager to make a real impact? Join our dynamic Technical Services team at Totara, where you’ll help shape the future of our Totara Hosting platform—delivering robust, scalable, and high‑quality solutions that support global learning and development.

Our Technical Services team powers Totara’s growing cloud platform, which underpins learning and talent development for hundreds of organisations worldwide.

Whether you're an experienced Cloud Engineer or ready to step into a Senior role, this is your opportunity to work on meaningful projects, solve complex challenges, and contribute to a product that empowers organisations worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure for our Totara Hosting solution.
• Extend platform functionality and implement new features to meet evolving client needs.
• Provide expert technical support, including participation in an on‑call rota to ensure availability outside normal working hours.
• Collaborate across departments, communicating effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Evolve a highly automated, secure, and resilient hosting platform serving thousands of learning sites across multiple regions.
• As a Senior Cloud Engineer, mentor and support team members, fostering growth and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for curious, capable engineers who thrive in a collaborative environment. You don’t need to tick every box—we’ll support your growth—but familiarity with the following will help you hit the ground running:

• Proven experience with AWS services: EC2, EKS, SES, ECR, RDS, S3, WAF
• Hands‑on expertise with Kubernetes in production environments
• Knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure‑as‑code practices
• Proficiency with Linux distributions (Alpine, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux)
• Experience managing PostgreSQL databases
• Solid understanding of Git workflows and version control
• Experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and cloud security best practices
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills

Bonus Skills

• Implementation experience with multi‑tenanted SaaS or PaaS solutions
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
• Understanding of Linux containers, especially containerd

Perks and Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Life Insurance 4× Salary
• Professional Development Opportunities
• New Joiner home working set‑up allowance
• Additional Paid Leave: Birthday off, Working days between Christmas and New Years Eve

We’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, and we’re happy to make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process - please just let us know.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

E‑Learning Providers