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# Head of Cloud

- **Company:** Epos Now
- **Location:** Norwich, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Persistent Data Structure, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Open Source Technology, PCI Data Security Standards, Cloud Services, Prometheus, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, Istio, Grafana, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Golang
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/head-of-cloud/45859051

## About the Role

optimization across cloud teams.Promote a culture of knowledge sharing, observability, and proactive problem-solving. Success Metrics (KPIs) Team Growth: High-performing cloud engineers recruited, onboarded, and retained.System Evolution: Delivery excellence in cross-team technical initiatives with measurable improvements.Organizational Impact: Clear communication of cloud strategy to executives and stakeholders.Force Multiplier: Platform improvements increase developer velocity and adoption across engineering teams. Our Stack Cloud: AWS (expert), Kubernetes (EKS)IaC & Orchestration: Terraform, Helm, TerragruntLanguages: Go, Node.js, Python (automation/tooling)CI/CD: GitHub Actions, ArgoCDObservability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry What We're Looking For Proven Leadership: Experience managing and scaling high-performing engineering teams.Cloud Expertise: Deep hands-on experience architecting and operating cloud-native applications in AWS.IaC & DevOps Mastery: Strong knowledge of
Terraform, Kubernetes, and automated deployment pipelines.Software Engineering Rigor: Strong background in Go or Node.js with an infrastructure-as-code mindset.Strategic Thinker: Ability to influence directors and align technical initiatives with commercial objectives.Reliability & Resilience: Expert understanding of SRE principles, building for failure, and high-availability systems. Nice to Have Experience with service mesh and advanced traffic management.Expertise in data persistence (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB) and caching at scale.Experience in fintech, payments, or POS domains, including PCI-DSS compliance.Active contribution to open-source or cloud-native communities. #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

operational processes, and objectives that align with business priorities. Cloud Platform Strategy & Execution Architect and evolve a secure, reliable, and scalable AWS ecosystem.Lead cloud platform initiatives including IaC, automation, and CI/CD improvements.Ensure operational excellence, compliance, and security across the platform. Cross-Functional Collaboration Represent cloud capabilities in strategic planning sessions with engineering leadership and other business units.Act as a trusted advisor for technical roadmaps and investment decisions impacting global engineering efforts. Developer Experience & Platform Enablement Build internal developer platforms and APIs (Go/Node.js) to abstract infrastructure complexity and enable self-service for product teams.Drive adoption of best practices, automation, and tooling to improve velocity, reliability, and operational efficiency. Documentation & Continuous Improvement Champion high standards for technical documentation and process


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