Cloud Engineer (DV Cleared)
Clearance: DV clearance required
Location: Hybrid
You'll contribute directly to programmes that protect national security, working on technically challenging cloud platforms at scale. You'll be part of a collaborative cloud community, delivering real impact while growing your technical and consulting leadership.
Role Summary
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to support high impact Defence and Security programmes. This role focuses on helping defence organisations design, migrate to and operate modern, secure cloud platforms that support mission‑critical services.
You will guide clients through their end to end journey - from strategy and architecture through to implementation and live operational environments. The role combines technical leadership, consulting capability and hands‑on architectural judgement, working sensitively within defence contexts and alongside traditional military functions.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design of secure, scalable cloud architectures aligned to Defence requirements, including cloud strategy, operating models and migration approaches.
Assess applications and platforms for cloud suitability, selecting appropriate cloud services t meet functional and non‑functional needs.Architect and support delivery of modern cloud platforms, enabling microservices‑based and digital solutions.
Design and implement environments using infrastructure‑as‑code, automation and CI/CD, supporting platforms from prototype through to live operation.
Embed security, performance, resilience and operability as core design principles.
Promote DevOps practices, containerised platforms (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), and continuous improvement through standardisation and automation.
Act as a trusted advisor, translating complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for defence stakeholders.
Collaborate across disciplines, contribute to proposals and business development, and build strong client relationships.
Provide technical leadership, managing teams and deliverables, and maintaining clear architectural decisions and documentationRequired Skills & Experience
Proven experience delivering cloud architecture and engineering in complex or regulated environments.
Strong consulting background with experience on client‑facing engagements.
Ability to develop clear, pragmatic solutions to complex technical problems.
Experience leading teams and managing delivery.Cloud & Engineering Technologies
Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI.
Container platforms and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM).
CI/CD tooling and DevOps pipelines.
Linux and Windows systems automation (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, PowerShell).
Familiarity with application deployment, testing and source control tools.Security & Operations
Understanding of security, resilience and performance considerations in cloud environments.
Experience contributing to operational cloud environments, not just design.
Knowledge of different deployment models (on‑prem, public cloud, private cloud, hybrid)
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