Cloud Operations Engineer

Our client is looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer to support and evolve mission-critical hybrid cloud platforms operating in high-availability, compliance-led environments.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You'll act as a Level 2/3 escalation point, keep always-on systems running smoothly, and drive improvements across automation, resilience and cloud infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

• Operating hybrid cloud platforms across AWS, Azure and on-prem
• Handling complex infrastructure and platform incidents
• Improving reliability through monitoring, automation and IaC
• Working across networking, security, Windows and Linux
• Supporting DR, patching and platform modernisation, * Docker / Kubernetes
• CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus or Grafana

Why this role?

• Work on critical, always-on platforms
• High impact role with genuine technical ownership
• Exposure to modern cloud, automation and reliability practices
• Manchester-based position with influence over platform direction

• 5+ years' experience in cloud or hybrid infrastructure roles
• Strong AWS skills, with working knowledge of Azure
• Solid Windows Server experience and Linux familiarity
• Terraform (or similar) and PowerShell experience
• Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, VPNs, firewalls, routing)
• Comfortable working in high-availability, SLA-driven environments