Senior Cloud Engineer

IG Index Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company seeks a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP. The role involves implementing best practices for scalability, security, and automation while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud platforms and DevSecOps tools, driving innovation and efficiency in cloud operations.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits Package

Performance-related bonuses

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Contribution to gym memberships

25 Days holiday

Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience in cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS, GCP).
• 4+ years experience in Infrastructure As Code (Terraform/Ansible).

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy scalable, resilient cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment.

Skills

DevSecOps

Infrastructure As Code

Networking

Kubernetes Administration

Python

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Hello, we're IG Group. We are a FTSE250 FinTech who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team

Our Cloud Platform Team is instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure in AWS and GCP, while creating tools that empower other teams to work more efficiently. We serve as key technical enablers, building automation and self-service capabilities that streamline operations across the organisation.

Our Cloud Platform Team thrives on making complex systems accessible to others, with a passion for removing technical barriers and enabling teams to focus on their core objectives rather than infrastructure challenges.

Your role in the Team's Success

The Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer will participate in the design, deployment & operation of IaaS & PaaS on a multi-cloud platform and will design and implement cloud best practices, and developer enablement in AWS/GCP.

Manage the cloud environments, formalise them using IAC, and connect with the on-prem infrastructure.

Provide tools for continuous delivery, management, and audit of the AWS/GCP cloud.

Create automation of repetitive processes, and hand them over to the development teams

What you'll do

Architect and deploy scalable, resilient cloud solutions that form the foundation of our infrastructure

Create and maintain developer-friendly tools and platforms that simplify cloud resource management

Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure consistency and reproducibility

Establish robust security protocols and compliance frameworks

Design and build self-service capabilities that accelerate other teams' workflows

Evaluate, implement and streamline DevOps practices.

Establish a continuous build environment to accelerate software deployment and development processes.

Optimise cloud resources to balance performance and cost-efficiency

Develop comprehensive monitoring and logging systems

Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide technical guidance

How we work

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm

Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes

Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs

Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

What you'll need for this role

8-10 years of experience, of which at least 4 years in designing and administering complex cloud Infrastructure platforms (AWS, GCP).

4+ years of experience in Infrastructure As Code (Terraform/Ansible/CDK/Pulumi, etc), on-prem/cloud Kubernetes administration.

Must have DevSecOps skills required (CI\CD, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Gitlab, Bitbucket, Artifactory, Python, Git, etc.)

Solid working knowledge of networking and CDNs

Deep understanding of services like VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways, VPN (AWS, GCP)

A good understanding of the IaaS, PaaS layers

Experience in implementing relevant monitoring and alerting actions and writing and maintaining technical documentation.

Experience in managing Kubernetes clusters and services (EKS preferred, but AKS or GKE acceptable) and building docker images.

We believe that diversity is vital to success; it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here .

The Perks

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

As well as having the chance to attend regular social events and join special-interest groups, you get an attractive selection of benefits working with IG:

Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)

Performance-related bonuses

Private medical cover for you and your family

Life insurance

Contribution to gym memberships

25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total

The option to buy or sell holiday days.

Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform

Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund

Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

So, if you’re keen to connect with our values, and lead the charge on innovation, you know what to do.