Cloud Engineer

Adecco
United Kingdom
Last week
£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Posted
8 Apr 2026 (Last week)

Cloud Engineer / Platform Engineer x6

UK Wide

£ 55,000 - £90,000 + perm benefits

Successful applications will need to hold current SC Clearance

We are seeking experienced Cloud Engineers to join a collaborative platform engineering team delivering secure, scalable cloud services to UK-based customers. These roles blends hands-on project delivery with ongoing platform development, offering the opportunity to deepen your expertise in cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure automation. You will work in a supportive, agile environment alongside skilled engineers focused on building reliable, modern cloud platforms.

Key responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain cloud platforms with a strong emphasis on automation, reuse, standardisation, and blueprints

Take a code-first approach, reducing reliance on manual configuration

Deliver cloud engineering outcomes through agile-style sprints, aligned to customer needs

Contribute to both project delivery and foundational platform improvement

Collaborate closely with other engineers to continuously improve platform capability and reliability

Maintain and enhance cloud environments in line with security and compliance requirements

Actively develop your technical skills through training, certifications, and hands-on experience

Skills and experience

Proven experience in cloud or platform engineering roles

Strong hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS

Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform)

Proficiency with version control systems such as GitHub

Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and container-based platforms

Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible

Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Background in infrastructure and networking (desirable but not essential)

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