Principal Cloud Engineer (AWS)
Cloudscaler Limited
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 130KJob location
Remote
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Engineering
Cloud Services
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloudformation
Terraform
Job description
- Industry-leading AWS expert team - As an AWS Advanced & Well Architected Partner, we build secure, scalable cloud platforms for major enterprises
- People-first, inclusive culture - We thrive on trust, openness, and collaboration, with regular socials, quarterly company days and town halls plus, a committed signatory to the Tech Talent Charter
- Tailored career growth - Enjoy individual development plans, sponsored training and AWS certifications, transparent promotion tracks and 5 training days per year
- Comprehensive, flexible benefits - Bonus, 25 days annual leave + 5 days training or voluntary leave days, private GP, life/disability cover, Cycle to Work, bike storage, dog friendly offices, and remote/hybrid working
- High-impact projects & expert community - Operate at the cutting-edge designing cloud solutions in regulated industries, working with CXOs, and shaping the future of cloud, supported by a network of bright, passionate AWS professionals
Additional Perks
- Buy holiday scheme
- Wellbeing & mental health support
- Individual training budget + exam costs covered
- Recruitment and customer referral bonuses
- Public holiday opt-out scheme
Interview Process
- Chat with Talent Team
- Remote interview with Hiring Manager
- Technical interview (remote)
- Final in-person with Leadership Team
Requirements
- Deep AWS expertise, especially landing zones
- Strong hands-on Terraform and automation skills
- Clear opinions on IaC structure and cloud architecture
- Experience working in enterprise-scale AWS environments
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers
- Strong hands-on AWS knowledge, with the ability to choose the right service for the job
- Deep expertise in landing zones, multi-account, and multi-tenant AWS setups
- Experience operating cloud platforms at scale, ideally in regulated environments
- Solid grasp of secure, scalable, and resilient AWS architecture
- Strong understanding of AWS security risks and how to prevent, detect, and remediate them
- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (or CloudFormation)
- Confident advising on IaC structure and modularisation
- Awareness of SRE principles and operational priorities
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Strong system design skills
About the company
We're cloud-native experts helping major public and private sector organisations unlock the power of AWS. From landing zones to cloud operations and risk mitigation, we're at the forefront of cloud transformation - and we're looking for a Principal Cloud Engineer (AWS) to join our team.
What you'll do
* Design & build enterprise-scale AWS landing zones
* Automate complex AWS platforms with Terraform
* Package services into AMIs, Docker, or Serverless
* Define and lead technical strategy with a strong view on IaC modularisation
* Work directly with customers, driving cloud transformations
* Apply site reliability best practices and help shape mature security models