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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Operations Engineer (AWS or Azure) - **Company:** Finova - **Location:** Cheltenham, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Routing, Datadog, Load Balancing, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Cloudwatch - **Published:** June 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ae0926cbbd99444e ## About the Role Do you have experience in Microsoft Windows Server?, * AWS Expertise: Proven hands-on experience managing AWS-hosted production environments, particularly compute (EC2, ECS), Application Load Balancers (ALB), and networking (VPCs, Security Groups, routing). * Core Infrastructure Skills: Strong technical competency in Windows Server administration and foundational networking/load-balancing principles. * SQL Server Experience: Operational support knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server (Note: This is not a DBA role, but requires comfort with basic triage and monitoring). * Automation & CI/CD: Hands-on experience executing, supporting, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation issues. * Observability Tooling: Proficiency with monitoring systems like Datadog, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, or similar tools. * Process-Driven Mindset: A highly disciplined approach to change management, access control, and operational governance, ideally within a regulated environment. ## Description We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Cloud Operations Engineer to join the team responsible for the availability, security, resilience, and performance of our AWS-hosted infrastructure. This is a strictly hands-on, operational role focused on keeping our production environments stable, secure, and performant. You will operate as a core technical practitioner, balancing day-to-day BAU operations and infrastructure changes with continuous improvements to our resilience, automation, monitoring, and security posture. If you thrive in a busy environment, enjoy collaborating with development and security teams, and have a strong bias toward operational discipline, we want to hear from you., * Infrastructure Management: Operate and support our AWS production and non-production environments, focusing heavily on compute services (EC2, ECS), VPC Networking, and storage. * Incident Response & Triage: Act as the 1st and 2nd line of defense for platform/application issues. Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rotation for P1/P2 incidents and scheduled deployments. * Change & Release Support: Execute approved infrastructure changes following strict security controls. Support delivery teams with automated deployments and troubleshoot failed or degraded CI/CD releases. * Database Support: Provide operational support for Microsoft SQL Server (health checks, job monitoring, basic triage, backup verification) and collaborate with DBA teams for deeper optimizations. * Monitoring & Observability: Own and optimize monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray) to catch genuine service-impacting issues while reducing alert fatigue. * Security & Compliance: Assess and remediate vulnerabilities, assist with compliance audits (ISO, regulatory assurance), and contribute to incident post-mortems. * Disaster Recovery: Support resilience activities, including failover testing, game days, and the validation of recovery runbooks. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [Debugging in the Dark](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1658-debugging-in-the-dark) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Azure-Well Architected Framework - designing mission critical workloads in practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1529-azure-well-architected-framework-designing-mission-critical-workloads-in-practice) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)