£75000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Cloud Engineer - London - up to £75,000

A leading organisation within the defence and security space is looking for a Cloud Engineer to join its growing technology function in London. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact, secure systems supporting critical national infrastructure, using modern cloud and DevOps practices.

The Role

You’ll design, build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, primarily within AWS, supporting engineering teams to deliver secure and resilient applications. The role blends hands-on engineering with continuous improvement across automation, monitoring and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage cloud environments (AWS-focused)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
• Ensure systems are secure, compliant and highly available
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience with AWS (core services like EC2, S3, IAM, VPC)
• Background in DevOps / platform engineering
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform preferred)
• Familiarity with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Solid understanding of security and best practices in cloud environments

Nice to Have

• Experience in regulated or secure environments
• Knowledge of containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes)
• Exposure to monitoring/logging tools

Package

• Salary up to £75,000
• Strong benefits package
• Flexible / hybrid working

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance.

If you’re interested in working on meaningful projects in a highly secure, forward-thinking environment, apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.