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
£ 130K

Job 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

  1. Chat with Talent Team
  2. Remote interview with Hiring Manager
  3. Technical interview (remote)
  4. 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

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