Cloud & SysOps Automation Engineer

Context
As part of the FY27 transformation of Scalian Groups IT Infrastructure operating model we are looking for a Cloud & SysOps / Automation Engineer within the Platforms & Cloud engineering domain. The role industrialises infrastructure delivery through automation infrastructure as code and reliable CI/CD practices across cloud and hybrid environments. The position builds reusable capabilities that improve provisioning speed consistency security and operability while enabling platform application and operations teams.
Reporting Line
Reporting to the Platforms & Cloud Lead you will join the Engineering stream within the Group IT Infrastructure organisation.
Main Responsibilities
Develop and maintain reusable infrastructure-as-code modules templates and automated workflows

Engineer cloud and hybrid provisioning configuration patching and compliance automation

Operate infrastructure CI/CD pipelines code repositories artefact management and secrets integration

Build automated testing validation rollback and deployment controls for infrastructure changes

Integrate automation with cloud APIs configuration-management tools and operational platforms

Improve observability logging and troubleshooting for automated services and pipelines

Create self-service capabilities and documented patterns for infrastructure and application teams

Support the adoption of automation by SysOps and operations teams through coaching and reusable components Maintain versioning release management technical documentation and operational runbooks

Provide Level 3 expertise for complex automation deployment and cloud-platform issues
Security Reliability and Continuous Improvement
Embed security segregation of duties and secrets management into automation pipelines

Apply code review testing traceability and controlled deployment practices to infrastructure changes

Automate compliance checks drift detection remediation and evidence collection where relevant

Measure provisioning lead time reuse pipeline reliability deployment failure and rollback rates

Analyse manual effort and recurring incidents to prioritise high-value automation opportunities

Maintain an automation adoption and technical-debt backlog and continuously improve developer experience
Technical Environment
Infrastructure as code: Terraform and reusable module design Automation and scripting: PowerShell Python and/or Ansible

CI/CD and source control: Git-based workflows pipeline platforms and artefact

Cloud and hybrid platforms: Microsoft Azure OVH and on-premises infrastructure integrations

Interfaces: cloud APIs configuration management secrets management and identity integrations Quality: automated testing validation policy checks rollback and release management *

Operations: monitoring logging alerting troubleshooting and service-management integration

Documentation: technical patterns onboarding guides runbooks and versioned engineering standards

 

Qualifications :

Candidate Profile

You hold at least a two-year higher education qualification in IT and have hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure automation or platform engineering within an enterprise environment. You are proficient with Terraform or an equivalent infrastructure-as-code approach Git workflows scripting and CI/CD configuration. You understand cloud APIs configuration management testing troubleshooting and secure secrets handling. Experience with Microsoft Azure OVH Ansible PowerShell Python hybrid infrastructure observability or policy-as-code would be an advantage. This position is suited to an automation-minded engineer who values reusable design reliable delivery and close collaboration with operations.
Behavioral Skills
Automation-minded analytical methodical curious autonomous and collaborative. You create reusable solutions rather than one-off scripts communicate clearly with both engineering and operations teams document your work and take ownership from design through adoption. You balance delivery speed with security maintainability testing and operational reliability.
Languages
Professional English.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time