AWS Cloud Engineer

6 Month Contract With A Local Authority

Job Purpose

To lead the design, delivery, optimisation, and ongoing development of the Council’s 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 Council’s 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