Cloud Operations Team Leader

Cloud Operations Team Leader

Department:

Platform EngineeringEmployment Type:

Permanent - Full TimeLocation:

Milton KeynesCompensation:

£70,000 - £80,000 / year

Description

As the Cloud Operations Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our cloud environment, ensuring performance, availability, and security. You’ll lead a team of engineers, drive automation and governance best practices, and support the development teams through robust CI/CD infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role that balances strategic vision with technical execution.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day cloud operations, including monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting and optimisationLead and manage both short and long term project planning (Agile, Sprints, Iteration Planning)Develop and implement cloud governance, security and compliance policies and proceduresDrive automation and infrastructure-as-code improvements using Terraform and Ansible and an AI first approach.Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD pipelines.Knowledge of cloud cost optimisation strategies and monitoring tools (FinOps)Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities for cloud engineers

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS.Strong knowledge of IaC and configuration management toolsProven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing cloud infrastructure projects.Proficiency in cloud monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance best practices.Experience with CI/CD tools and supporting development workflows.Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.Strong knowledge of

Terraform, Ansible, GitHub and Web Application Firewalls.

Benefits

Nice to have experience:SQL ServerWindows ServerActive DirectoryDNSRemote Desktop ServicesIIS / NginxLinux ServerIDS/IPSPowerShell and BashServerless technologies (AWS Lambda, Elastic Containers)Agentic and Generative AI especially applied to Infrastructure as Code ..... full job details .....