Senior Cloud Engineer

CGG; Llandudno; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension

Private medical and dental care

Wellbeing support

Relocation packages

Annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Viridien is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to implement and operate cloud architectures in client environments. The role focuses on production-grade Azure deployments, AKS-based platforms, and strong IaC practices.

You will collaborate with security and operations teams, building foundational cloud services, governance and scalable tooling. Hybrid work with North Wales or Crawley locations is offered, along with a strong compensation package.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering production Azure environments with networking, IAM, governance, and security controls.
• Hands-on Kubernetes implementation/operation incl. upgrade strategy, cluster security and tooling.
• Experience delivering database platforms using PaaS and VM-based approaches with backup/HA/DR.
• Strong IaC and CI/CD experience (Terraform, Bicep/ARM; Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Solid cloud security knowledge: RBAC/IAM, private networking, encryption, logging, policy-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Implement cloud architecture in client and internal environments, deploying production-grade systems.
• Automate cloud foundations: subscriptions, networking, identity, governance, security controls.
• Deliver Kubernetes-based platforms (AKS, EKS) with config, networking, ingress, secrets, scaling, upgrades.
• Own IaC and CI/CD pipelines, including modules, release controls, and environment promotion.
• Implement security by design: IAM/RBAC, network segmentation, encryption, logging and monitoring.
• Ensure operational readiness with observability, backup/DR, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to client teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across cloud, Kubernetes, and databases; contribute to reusable assets.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to validate requirements, manage risks, and coordinate delivery windows.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Security and privacy

Networking

IAM

OpenStack

Landing zones

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Bicep/ARM

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Salary: £53,000 - 93,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong track record delivering production Azure environments, including hands-on experience with networking, IAM, governance, and security controls, ideally through working with external clients.
• Significant hands-on experience implementing and operating Kubernetes, including upgrade strategy, cluster security, workload isolation, and operational tooling.
• Proven capability delivering database platforms using both PaaS services and VM-based approaches, with a clear understanding of backup/restore, performance, and HA/DR.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep/ARM) and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or similar).
• Solid cloud security engineering knowledge: RBAC/IAM, private networking, key/secrets management, encryption, secure logging, and policy/guardrails.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across networking (DNS, routing, firewalls), distributed systems, and platform services.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy: planning implementation, owning outcomes, and driving improvements.
• AWS delivery experience and/or any experience with Openstack.
• Experience with landing zones and well-architected frameworks (e.g., Azure Landing Zone, CAF).
• Scripting/automation experience in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Policy-as-code and security tooling integration experience (Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno, Checkov/TFSec, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, etc.).
• Hybrid/private cloud experience.
• Experience working under high-assurance security requirements dictated by external parties.

Responsibilities

• Implement cloud architecture in our and client cloud environments, translating designs into working, production-grade deployments.
• Build and automate cloud foundations, including subscriptions/accounts, networking, identity integration, governance/guardrails, and baseline security controls.
• Deliver Kubernetes-based platforms, primarily AKS and where needed EKS or equivalents, including cluster configuration, networking, ingress, certificates, secrets, scaling, upgrades, and operational tooling.
• Own Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD by creating and maintaining Terraform/Bicep modules, deployment pipelines, environment promotion, and release controls.
• Implement security by design, including IAM/RBAC, network segmentation, private connectivity, encryption, secrets management, policy-as-code, logging/monitoring, and vulnerability management integration.
• Ensure operational readiness and handover through observability/alerting, backup and disaster recovery, runbooks, support documentation, and knowledge transfer to client operational teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and database platforms, and drive root-cause analysis and preventative improvements.Contribute to standards and reusable assets, including reference implementations, landing-zone patterns, modules, and engineering guidance.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders across engineering, security, and operations to validate requirements, manage technical risks, and coordinate delivery plans and change windows.

Technologies

• ARM
• AWS
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• GitLab
• IAM
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• Network
• OpenStack
• PaaS
• PowerShell
• Python
• RBAC
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows

More

We are Viridien, an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company focused on pushing the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. Our Data Hub team is a growing and dynamic group of scientists and developers who solve complex data transformation and analytics challenges across geothermal, environmental, hydrocarbon, and mineral exploration industries. We offer an open and collaborative environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and develop, and we believe work should be fun and rewarding. This Senior Cloud Engineer role is hybrid, based in one of our hub locations in North Wales or Crawley, working alongside data engineers, machine learning engineers, and software developers. We offer a competitive salary, highly attractive bonus scheme, hybrid and flexible working with up to 2 days at home, annual leave, pension, wellbeing support, flexible benefits, social events, cycle purchase scheme, private medical and dental care, visa sponsorship and relocation packages, relaxed dress code, and strong learning and development support through our Learning Hub. We are committed to sustainability, community involvement, and an inclusive hiring process.

last updated 40 week of 2026