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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Architect (68020) - **Company:** Hitachi, Ltd - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Monitoring of Systems, Networking Basics, Ansible, Prometheus, Runbook, Datadog, Policy as Code, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Saltstack, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Bicep, Hashicorp, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Opsworks, Cloudwatch, Puppet, Software Coding, Terraform, Dynatrace, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis, Vmware - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=304e794905ba2424 ## About the Role Plat Engineering for on-premises &cloud, IaC, CI/CD pipeline & tools, security, network, landing zones, observability, self-servicing, DB automation, * Expert-level IaC proficiency: Terraform (strongly preferred), CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Bicep * Deep experience with at least two major cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, or VMware private cloud * Strong experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), container orchestration, and platform services * Configuration management expertise: Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or SaltStack * CI/CD tooling: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps for infrastructure pipelines * Policy-as-code frameworks: OPA/Rego, HashiCorp Sentinel, Azure Policy, AWS Config Rules * Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, or Dynatrace * Networking fundamentals: VPC/VNet design, load balancers, DNS, CDN, and hybrid connectivity SOFT SKILLS & COMPETENCIES * Strong leadership and mentoring ability - coaches and develops junior engineers * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels * Strategic thinker who balances technical depth with business outcomes * Proven ability to drive change, influence without authority, and build consensus * Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail * Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams simultaneously, * 7+ years in cloud/infrastructure engineering with 3+ years in a senior or lead capacity * Proven track record of delivering large-scale IaC transformation and cloud migration programmes * Relevant certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CKA/CKAD, or Terraform Associate/Professional * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) DESIRABLE / NICE TO HAVE * Experience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost optimisation at scale * Background in platform engineering product management and internal developer platforms * Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux) and service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) ## Description Lead the design, build, and operational excellence of the organisation's cloud platform across private and public cloud environments. Own the end-to-end IaC-based provisioning, configuration management, patch orchestration, and cloud governance framework. Drive the transformation from manual infrastructure operations to a fully automated, self-service, policy-governed cloud platform that delivers speed, security, cost efficiency, and reliability., * Architect and implement IaC-based cloud provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi across multi-cloud and private cloud environments * Design and automate end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle management: provisioning, patching, updates, scaling, and decommissioning * Build and maintain cloud governance guardrails using policy-as-code (OPA, Sentinel, Azure Policy) to enforce security, cost, and compliance standards * Implement FinOps practices including automated rightsizing, reserved instance management, waste detection, and cost allocation tagging * Lead CI/CD pipeline engineering for infrastructure deployments, integrating automated testing, security scanning, and approval gates * Design self-service infrastructure portals enabling development teams to provision compliant environments without manual intervention * Mentor and coach 2 Cloud Platform Engineers, establish coding standards, conduct architecture reviews, and drive knowledge sharing * Collaborate with SRE and Security teams to embed reliability, observability, and compliance into the platform from the ground up * Produce architectural decision records (ADRs), runbooks, and platform documentation for operational excellence, We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. 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