AWS Cloud Engineer

6 Month Contract With A Local Authority

To lead the design delivery optimisation and ongoing development of the Councils multi-cloud infrastructure platform across AWS and Google Cloud environments. The role is responsible for ensuring cloud services are secure scalable high performing and aligned with organisational standards while supporting continuous improvement automation governance and delivery of a high-quality user experience for internal teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design implementation and optimisation of secure scalable cloud infrastructure and self-service tooling across AWS and Google Cloud platforms.
  
• Manage and support the ongoing development and maintenance of the Councils multi-cloud environment.
  
• Define and evolve cloud engineering architecture standards policies and best practices in collaboration with enterprise architecture teams.
  
• Ensure cloud services meet security sustainability financial governance and performance objectives.
  
• Lead cloud migration projects from traditional infrastructure to cloud-based solutions.
  
• Drive automation continuous integration and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
  
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance to multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
  
• Develop and enforce cloud governance security and operational procedures in line with organisational and cyber security standards.
  
• Oversee the planning installation maintenance and support of infrastructure services and cloud platforms.
  
• Manage risk identification assessment mitigation and compliance activities relating to cloud infrastructure and security operations.
  
• Collaborate with third-party suppliers partners and internal stakeholders to align cloud strategy with business objectives.
  
• Lead mentor and develop Cloud Engineering team members including direct line management responsibilities.
  
• Participate in governance groups including Technical Design Authority and Cyber Security governance forums.
  
• Support service delivery and operational management including participation in out-of-hours support rotas where required.
  
• Ensure operational procedures documentation and service standards remain current and effective.
  

Requirements

• Ideally educated to degree level in a relevant discipline.
  
• AWS Solutions Architect certification or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Google Professional Cloud Architect certification or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Extensive experience designing implementing and managing cloud infrastructure within AWS environments.
  
• Strong experience with multi-cloud platforms cloud migration automation CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.
  
• Strong understanding of cloud security operations governance compliance and risk management.
  
• Experience leading complex cloud engineering and solution architecture projects.
  
• Proven leadership and people management experience including mentoring and team development.
  
• Strong understanding of systems integration software development and enterprise infrastructure management.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management communication and influencing skills.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and external suppliers.
  
• Experience developing technical standards policies and operational procedures.
  
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  
• Understanding of agile and iterative delivery methodologies.
  
• Knowledge of public sector or local government environments is desirable.
  

Additional Information

• Location: London Borough of Hackney
  
• Hours per week: Full-time
  
• Payment frequency: Bi-weekly payments