Cloud Operations Technical Lead

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Hybrid and flexible work options

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland is seeking an experienced Cloud Operations Technical Lead to drive cloud strategy, operational excellence, and team leadership across our technology function in Ireland. The role emphasizes scalable infrastructure, cost efficiency, and strong collaboration with business stakeholders.

You will lead cloud engineers, implement IaC (Terraform), and manage CI/CD pipelines in a hybrid work environment with a focus on performance, security, and SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field.
• Competitive salary up to €100,000.
• Pension contribution.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers delivering scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Define and execute cloud strategies aligned with wider business and technology objectives.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with internal teams to integrate cloud services with existing systems and platforms.
• Act as a key point of contact between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of priorities and delivery timelines.
• Support incident management processes, including participation in on-call activities.
• Drive optimisation initiatives to improve system performance and cost efficiency.
• Oversee build, release, and configuration management of production environments.
• Manage third-party vendors and cloud service providers.
• Promote continuous improvement across cloud operations, tooling, and delivery practices.

Skills

Cloud leadership

Cloud engineering

AWS

Azure

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps tooling

Monitoring & logging

Cost optimisation

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

A top client and great hybrid work model and work life balance.

Job Description:

Our client, a leading Fintech organisation within the financial services sector, is seeking an experienced Cloud Operations Technical Lead to drive cloud strategy, operational excellence, and team leadership across their technology function. The client is one of the best employers to work for in Ireland.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers delivering scalable infrastructure solutions
• Define and execute cloud strategies aligned with wider business and technology objectives
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security across cloud environments
• Collaborate with internal teams to integrate cloud services with existing systems and platforms
• Act as a key point of contact between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of priorities and delivery timelines
• Support incident management processes, including participation in on-call activities
• Drive optimisation initiatives to improve system performance and cost efficiency
• Oversee build, release, and configuration management of production environments
• Manage third-party vendors and cloud service providers
• Promote continuous improvement across cloud operations, tooling, and delivery practices

Experience Required

• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles
• Proven experience in a leadership or technical lead capacity
• Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• Demonstrated experience implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions (e.g. Terraform)
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines within modern DevOps environments
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, operational practices, and service management
• Experience working in environments with defined SLAs/SLOs and service delivery expectations
• Exposure to DevOps tooling and automation frameworks
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and optimisation tools within cloud environments
• Understanding of cloud cost management and optimisation strategies
• Familiarity with cloud security principles and governance frameworks
• Experience working within complex, enterprise-scale environments
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar platforms

Educational Requirements

• Third-level degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• Competitive salary up to €100,000
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension contribution
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development