CloudOps Lead
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead a team of CloudOps engineers delivering mission-critical cloud services for a UK Public Sector client, ensuring high availability and scalability. Manage on-call rota for 24/7 support, oversee administrative planning, and represent the team in Programme Board and client meetings. Design Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning and scaling of AWS resources, while building CI/CD pipelines for deployments. Monitor cloud services to ensure uptime, optimize performance through metrics, and implement cost-saving strategies. Develop disaster recovery plans, maintain compliance with security standards for sensitive data, and provide L2 application support. Partner with QA, Product, and Development teams to enhance service reliability and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in CloudOps/DevOps/SRE roles (10+ years)
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Skilled in cloud architecture (AWS)
- Linux environments
- Containerisation frameworks
- Proficient in Python or similar programming languages
- Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- CI/CD automation
- Eligible for DBS check
- UK Security Clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting client-facing systems in public sector or healthcare
- Familiarity with secure systems handling sensitive data
- Proactive mindset for identifying operational improvements
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