Senior Cloud Engineer – Cloud-First Hedge Fund Scale-Up (London)

Winston Fox; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Winston Fox is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join a fast-growing hedge fund's Cloud & SRE team in London. The role focuses on cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure, IaC, and containerization, with collaboration across time zones and MSPs.

The candidate will work in a hybrid, cloud-first setup, wearing multiple hats and delivering strategically important projects in a high-pressure environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in Cloud Engineering or similar role.
• Hands-on AWS and Azure design, deployment and management.
• Scripting and automation (Python/PowerShell/Bash) with IaC (Terraform, Ansible).
• Docker and Kubernetes in cloud environments; CI/CD familiarity.
• Networking, IAM, security and regulatory considerations in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS and Azure.
• Collaborate to design cloud-native architectures, microservices, and serverless apps; leverage containers and orchestration.
• Implement and maintain automated deployment pipelines, IaC, and configuration management tools.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and make adoption recommendations based on business needs and cost-benefit.
• Document architectures, standards, and best practices for cloud computing and align with IT strategy.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Solutions architecture

DevOps

CI/CD

Networking concepts

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer with excellent communication skills and breadth and depth across Cloud (AWS, Azure), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), and containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) sought by a fast-growing Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund working with a modern Hybrid, Cloud-First Strategy & Architecture.

Our client is a relatively recent Hedge Fund start-up, now managing $5BN+ and this role will join a local Cloud & SRE team as the third team member. They seek who can work well with both the business as well as with MSPs, operate with a high degree of accountability, able to manage multiple concurrent projects efficiently and flexibility, whilst also collaborating effectively with a global team across multiple time zones. The ideal candidate is a strong technologist with a generalist mindset—comfortable wearing multiple hats, adapting quickly, and delivering in a high‑pressure environment. An especially interesting feature of this opportunity is that they have various MSPs carrying out the standard project work, therefore this team take on the most interesting, sexy and strategic projects!

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure solutions on platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design and implement cloud‑native architectures, microservices, and serverless applications, leveraging containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Implement and maintain automated deployment pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and configuration management tools to streamline provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies, services, and features, and make recommendations for adoption based on business requirements, cost‑benefit analysis, and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to document technical architectures, standards, and best practices for cloud computing, and ensure alignment with enterprise IT strategies and objectives.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or similar role, with hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and best practices, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash, and experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and related tools.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, routing, load balancing.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), encryption mechanisms, and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a major multi‑strategy Hedge Fund in its early stages of operations and growth with a strong pipeline of greenfield projects and initiatives. Please note that this firm operate a full-time onsite, five‑days per week policy.