Senior Cloud Observability & SRE Lead (AWS, Terraform)

Queen Square Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 92,250 - 110,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-impact projects

Collaboration with top-tier engineering teams

Competitive Inside IR35 day rate

Flexible working setup

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Delivery Partner to lead cloud environment strategies in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate will have hands-on AWS experience, proficiency with Terraform, and the ability to mentor teams. Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud infrastructure and improving observability. The position offers a competitive day rate and supports a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineer role.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and observability.
• Experience in financial services or regulated sectors.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS-based environments using Terraform.
• Build observability platforms leveraging Datadog and Geneos.
• Champion GitOps methodologies using GitLab CI/CD.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into the delivery lifecycle.
• Lead cloud cost optimisation initiatives following FinOps principles.
• Oversee incident response and drive continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers and influence the adoption of SRE best practices.

Skills

Hands-on experience with AWS

Building infrastructure using Terraform

Advanced knowledge of Datadog

Proficiency with GitLab CI/CD

Scripting skills in Python

Solid Linux and networking knowledge

Experience with Docker

Experience with Kubernetes

Collaboration skills

Education

AWS Certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Datadog

Geneos

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Delivery Partner to lead cloud environment strategies in the financial services sector. The ideal candidate will have hands-on AWS experience, proficiency with Terraform, and the ability to mentor teams. Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud infrastructure and improving observability. The position offers a competitive day rate and supports a hybrid work environment.