Senior Cloud Engineer

The Investigo Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology group is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to transform their cloud operations toward an automation-first approach. The ideal candidate will lead infrastructure strategy and practices while guiding a team of engineers, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions across various applications.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private medical

Generous holiday allowance

Continuous learning opportunities

Bonus potential based on performance

Discounts on various products and services

Pension scheme contributions

EV Car Scheme

Additional benefits on career site

Qualifications

• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on skills in Python, Bash, or similar required.
• Deep understanding of SRE principles and continuous delivery.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on cloud strategy with a focus on automation.
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Mentor engineers into Cloud Engineers.

Skills

Infrastructure automation

Collaboration

Mentoring

Cloud practices

CI/CD

Education

Proven experience as a Senior Cloud Engineer

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role: Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Hybrid or Remote (UK) - Liverpool, North West

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive, based on experience + benefits + bonus potential

About Us

Come and be a part of The Investigo Group (TIG), a dynamic coalition of cutting-edge tech firms specialising in Platform, Software, Data, AI and other bleeding-edge technology solutions. Our innovative prowess spans the globe while proudly hailing from the United Kingdom.

The group is multi-functional with a large portfolio of B2B products and services.

Our ecosystem is made up of:

IIS, Providing secure internet access in both the public and private sectors. Its mission? To deliver world-class secure internet capabilities enhancing productivity across diverse skillsets and organisations.

Vestigo Consulting is our training and consultancy company, tailored around specialist sector-specific knowledge, and provides regular courses and CPD for our community. The Consultancy side concentrates on expert support of our customers as well as specifically assigned individual deployments.

Collaboraite is a bleeding-edge company that provides our Data and AI capability. A collaborative partner for designing user-centred secure data solutions to overcome operational hurdles, delivered through design thinking and agile coaching.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are at the heart of The Investigo Group (TIG). We're dedicated to creating a workplace where people from all backgrounds are not only welcome but empowered to excel. We actively seek diverse talent, promote fairness, and foster an inclusive environment where every voice matters, driving innovation and progress in our dynamic tech community.

The group provides bespoke, secure, user-centric products fuelled by deep technical knowledge advanced data and analytical skills.

We proudly stand as a global leader in this space, partnering with esteemed entities that require these advanced forward-thinking capabilities. These partnerships have been forged from our understanding of customer challenges, as well as our expertise in developing world-leading enterprise product sets.

Join us at TIG, where innovation knows no bounds, and together, we'll shape the future of technology solutions for a safer, more efficient world.

About You:

You’re a hands-on cloud engineer with a passion for building scalable infrastructure and empowering those around you. You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy mentoring others while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across systems. You bring clarity, energy, and technical credibility to every conversation.

About The Team:

You’ll join a collaborative and growing Cloud function embedded within our Product Development team. Cloud and Development work closely together day-to-day, with shared involvement across planning, refinement, and delivery. The team is evolving from a primarily manual, reactive approach to a more modern, proactive, automation-first culture with strong leadership backing.

About The Role:

We’re looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to help us transform our cloud engineering capability from reactive, manual operations to a proactive, automation-first approach embedded across the entire SDLC. You’ll collaborate on our infrastructure strategy, tooling decisions, and reliability posture across a suite of over 20 apps and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate on the end-to-end cloud strategy, with a strong emphasis on automation
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation frameworks (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
• Guide the shift-left approach and embed cloud practices earlier in the SDLC
• Mentor and upskill our engineers into Cloud Engineers
• Collaborate with Developers and Product to ensure infrastructure is a shared responsibility
• Champion cloud practices in planning, refinement, and release
• Integrate infrastructure automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Establish and report on meaningful cloud metrics and KPIs
• Improve infrastructure data and environment management with Infrastructure teams
• Help shape a simplified, more predictable release process

Success in This Role Looks Like

• An infrastructure automation strategy is in place and delivering measurable improvements
• Manual operations are reduced, and confidence in releases is increased
• Engineers are growing into Cloud Engineers under your mentorship
• Infrastructure is embedded earlier in the process and owned across teams
• Stakeholders recognise cloud engineering as a key partner in delivering high-performing, resilient products

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience as a Senior Cloud Engineer in a modern Agile environment

• Deep understanding of infrastructure automation frameworks, SRE principles, and continuous delivery
• Hands-on skills with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Programming/scripting in Python, Bash, or similar
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Understanding of REST APIs, SQL, and containerisation

Bonus Points For:

• Certifications such as LPIC-1/LPIC-2, RHCE/RHCSA, or equivalent
• Experience scaling cloud engineering practices across multiple products or platforms
• Exposure to security, compliance, or regulated environments

Security Clearance Requirements

Please note that holding current SC clearance is not essential at the point of application, but eligibility is required.

This role requires the successful candidate to be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance. To meet this requirement, applicants must:

• Have the right to work in the UK
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the past 5 years
• Not have spent more than 6 months outside the UK in total during that period
• Be willing to undergo security vetting as part of the onboarding process

• Flexible Working: We offer both hybrid and remote working models.
• Private Medical
• Inclusive Culture: Enjoy an inclusive culture and environment.
• Holiday: Generous holiday allowance.
• Learning: Access to continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Bonus Potential: Bonus potential based on performance and business-related factors.
• Discounts: Discounts on a wide range of products and services.
• Pension: Pension scheme contributions with Government Top-Up
• EV Car Scheme
• More Benefits: Explore additional benefits on our career site.

Please note that the talent acquisition team is managing this vacancy directly and we do not require agency support.

Candidates who are successful will be required to undergo relevant security checks.

Our Process

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you're successful, the team will arrange a short screening call (max 30 minutes) to learn more about you, and what you are looking for and answer any questions you may have. If all goes well, the team will share your profile with the hiring manager for review. Our interview process is tailored to each role but typically the first half of the process is run remotely with a final stage on-site.

For this position, you can expect a two-stage interview process:

1st stage - An informal 30-minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the role and ask any questions.

2nd Stage – A 60-90-minute formal interview where you can anticipate competency and technical questions.

As an inclusive employer, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Equal Opportunities

Here at TIG we are committed to equal opportunities and value diversity, equity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

As a Group, we seek to ensure that individuals with disabilities receive reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process and ultimately within the job itself. Please contact us to request any accommodations.