Cloudscaler

Principal Cloud Engineer, AWS

Cloudscaler

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £95,000 - £130,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDockerTerraform

About the role

  • Design & build enterprise-scale AWS landing zones
  • Automate complex AWS platforms with Terraform
  • Package services into AMIs, Docker, or Serverless
  • Define and lead technical strategy with a strong view on IaC modularisation
  • Work directly with customers, driving cloud transformations
  • Apply site reliability best practices and help shape mature security models

Requirements

  • Deep AWS expertise, especially landing zones
  • Strong hands-on Terraform and automation skills
  • Clear opinions on IaC structure and cloud architecture
  • Experience working in enterprise-scale AWS environments
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers
  • Strong hands-on AWS knowledge, with the ability to choose the right service for the job
  • Deep expertise in landing zones, multi-account, and multi-tenant AWS setups
  • Experience operating cloud platforms at scale, ideally in regulated environments
  • Solid grasp of secure, scalable, and resilient AWS architecture
  • Strong understanding of AWS security risks and how to prevent, detect, and remediate them
  • Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (or CloudFormation)
  • Confident advising on IaC structure and modularisation
  • Awareness of SRE principles and operational priorities
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong system design skills
Benefits
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Discretionary security clearance bonus for those holding certain clearance
  • 25 days’ annual leave
  • 5 additional days per year towards training, certifications, or charity work
  • Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
  • Public holidays opt-out scheme, the option to work on public holidays creating the flexibility to enjoy your time off when it suits you
  • Certifications and training expensed
  • Life Assurance
  • Long Term Disability cover
  • Employee Assist Programme for employee advice and support (including legal and counselling helpline)
  • Health, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Financial and Legal support
  • 24/7 GP access
  • Pension auto-enrolment and contribution
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Client referral scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Travel expenses policy
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSTerraformInfrastructure as Code (IaC)DockerServerlessCI/CD pipelinescloud architecturesite reliability engineering (SRE)system designsecurity best practices
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcustomer engagementcross-functional team collaborationcommunication