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# Lead Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Inspire People
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Services, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/lead-cloud-engineer/55323873

## About the Role

* Experience technically leading engineering teams delivering cloud platform services
 * Strong hands-on AWS experience within enterprise-scale environments
 * Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, including Terraform and/or CloudFormation
 * Experience building and automating cloud infrastructure using modern DevOps practices
Desirable skills for the Lead Cloud Engineer include:

 * Experience working with Azure cloud technologies
 * Knowledge of Kubernetes and Amazon EKS
 * Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as ArgoCD
 * Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as Elastic and Instana

## Description

* Design, build and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms across AWS and Azure environments
 * Own cloud services throughout their full lifecycle, from design and implementation through to support and continuous improvement
 * Work closely with Technical Architects to translate architectural designs into operational solutions
 * Mentor and develop Cloud Engineers, driving engineering excellence and capability growth
Essential skills for the Lead Cloud Engineer include