Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive organization seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their Cloud team. This critical position involves safeguarding cloud architecture and implementing security best practices. The candidate should have extensive experience in AWS and Kubernetes, along with a proactive mindset for future growth. Join us for a rewarding opportunity where you will take ownership of cloud initiatives and work closely with dedicated teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in IT infrastructure and cloud engineering.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud networking.
• Solid experience managing Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Manage Kubernetes platforms in cloud and on-premises.
• Collaborate with the Information Security team on compliance.

Skills

Cloud security

Problem-solving

Terraform

Kubernetes

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VIQU IT Recruitment

Location:

portsmouth, hampshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

Kent – Hybrid (2-3 days on site)

VIQU have partnered with a leading automotive organisation looking to expand their Cloud team. As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding cloud architecture, implementing security best practices, and providing actionable solutions to evolving security challenges. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in cloud security, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to act as a stakeholder and communicate effectively.

Job Duties of the Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure.
• Manage Kubernetes platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Serve as a senior technical stakeholder, taking ownership of key cloud initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with the Information Security team to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices.
• Use Terraform to define and manage infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Partner with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot complex applications and infrastructure environments.

Requirements of the Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud engineering.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud networking and third-line infrastructure support (i.e. Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPCs)
• Solid hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments, including experience with both on-premise and cloud Kubernetes.
• At least 4 years of hands-on AWS security experience, including services such as VPC, EKS, EC2, IAM, and Route 53.
• Proven experience in system architecture, including compute, memory, and storage design.
• A proactive individual with a growth mindset, ideally seeking progression toward an Architect-level role in the near future.

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Katie Dark on [emailprotected]

If you know someone who would be ideal for this role, by way of showing our appreciation, VIQU is offering an introduction fee up to £1,000 once your referral has successfully started work with our client (terms apply).

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