Overview
The Senior Cloud Engineer will play a key role in a significant cloud transformation project, focusing on the development of an AWS platform to support a large-scale migration program. The contractor will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Solution Architects and Data Engineers, to ensure that the cloud infrastructure meets security, compliance, and performance requirements. This hands-on position requires strong expertise in cloud architecture and the ability to optimize infrastructure for resilience and cost efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Assess and enhance the existing AWS infrastructure to support a large-scale cloud migration.
- Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient AWS environments.
- Take ownership of core cloud infrastructure, including networking, IAM, compute, storage, and Kubernetes services.
- Optimize cloud architecture to improve performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
- Work closely with Solution Architects and Data Engineers to ensure the platform meets project requirements.
- Provide technical expertise on AWS best practices, governance, and infrastructure design.
- Lead engagement around AWS MAP programme opportunities and any available co-funding initiatives.
- Ensure all infrastructure aligns with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure experience, including VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, EKS, and networking.
- Proven background delivering cloud migration and infrastructure modernization projects.
- Experience building and supporting enterprise-scale AWS environments.
- Experience working within highly regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or legal sectors.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and cost optimization.
- Ability to work collaboratively across architecture and engineering teams.
- Experience with the AWS MAP programme is advantageous.
- Previous experience within the gambling industry is a distinct advantage.