Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Career progression

Performance-related bonus

Job summary

Our client, a leading Fintech organisation in Ireland, seeks an experienced Cloud Operations Technical Lead to drive cloud strategy and operational excellence across the technology function.

You will lead a team of cloud engineers, define cloud strategies with business outcomes, ensure high availability, security and performance, and collaborate with stakeholders on priorities and delivery timelines. Hybrid and flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles
• Experience in leadership or technical lead capacity
• Hands-on with Azure (preferred) and AWS
• Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform)
• CI/CD in modern DevOps environments
• Strong cloud architecture and service management knowledge
• Experience with SLA/SLO-driven environments
• Familiar with monitoring/logging and cloud cost management
• Exposure to DevOps tooling and automation frameworks
• Knowledge of cloud security principles and governance

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers delivering scalable infrastructure solutions
• Define and execute cloud strategies aligned with business and technology objectives
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security across cloud environments
• Collaborate with internal teams to integrate cloud services with existing systems
• Act as liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Support incident management and on-call activities
• Drive optimisation to improve performance and cost efficiency
• Oversee build, release, and configuration management of production environments
• Manage third-party vendors and cloud providers
• Promote continuous improvement across cloud operations and delivery practices

Skills

Cloud leadership

Cloud engineering

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring & logging

Cost optimization

Security governance

Enterprise-scale environments

Azure/AWS

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

Azure

AWS

Azure DevOps

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 Azure (Preferred) and AWS
• 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
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension contribution
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development