Senior Cloud Operations Analyst
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Job Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of data
Matillion is the company behind Maia the AI Data Automation platform.
In the AI economy demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering cant keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco DocuSign and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact faster.
We started in Manchester and now were global - with teams across the UK US and India.
We are driven curious energetic people who move fast think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. Were here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And were looking for people who want to be part of it.
About the role
Were Matillion - and were building the first AI Data Automation platform. Our cloud infrastructure isnt a back-office function; its the engine that powers everything our customers rely on. As a Senior Cloud Operations Analyst youll be a key architect of that engine owning the reliability scalability and security of our cloud-native platforms across AWS GCP and Azure. This is a high-impact individual contributor role that sits at the intersection of Cloud Infrastructure FinOps and SRE and youll be working in a small focused engineering team where your decisions have real visible consequence.
This isnt a reactive ops role. Youll be proactively identifying bottlenecks driving automated remediation applying AI tooling to accelerate workflows and partnering with Finance to make sure we scale efficiently. If you thrive with autonomy think in systems and believe cloud infrastructure should be engineered with clinical precision this is for you.
What you will be doing
- Designing implementing and continuously improving Matillions cloud infrastructure estate and Infrastructure as Code across AWS (primary) GCP and Azure and conducting deep-dive performance analysis and driving automated remediation of bottlenecks
- Leading FinOps initiatives; analysing cloud spend managing Reserved Instances and Savings Plans and partnering with Finance to ensure we scale efficiently and responsibly
- Applying AI-powered developer tools (including Claude Code) to research automate and accelerate operational workloads without compromising on safety or quality
- Managing Kubernetes (EKS) and Docker deployments at scale scripting automation in Python Go or Bash and owning the consistency and reliability of our cloud-native platforms
- Mentoring junior analysts leading technical knowledge shares and driving continuous improvement in the teams ways of working by building a culture of documentation and operational excellence
What we are looking for
- Demonstrable experience in a Cloud Operations DevOps or SRE role supporting high-availability SaaS environments with advanced hands-on AWS expertise (EC2 S3 RDS Lambda EKS) and proven Terraform mastery including complex state files and code modularisation
- A sharp eye for cost optimisation; you can analyse cloud usage data identify inefficiencies and translate findings into clear actionable recommendations that guide real infrastructure decisions and keep spend aligned to growth
- Strong Kubernetes (EKS) and containerisation experience at scale paired with solid scripting ability in Python Go or Bash for automating operational tasks
- A genuine willingness to master AI-powered developer tooling; you see AI as a force multiplier for productivity not a threat to quality
- Autonomy and a bias for action; you dig into problems independently think in systems supervise AI outputs with rigour and dont wait to be told what needs fixing
More about Matillion
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance with benefits including:
- Company Equity
- 27 days paid time off
- 12 days of Company Holiday
- 5 days paid volunteering leave
- Group Mediclaim (GMC)
- Enhanced Parental leave policies
- MacBook Pro
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About Company
Matillion helps teams get data business-ready, faster. Thousands of enterprises trust us to load, transform, sync, and orchestrate their data in the cloud.
