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Lead Cloud and Automation Engineer
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · East Kilbride, SCT, United Kingdom
East Kilbride, SCT, United KingdomExp: 5+ yrs57,500-? GBPHybrid
Remuneration
£57,500 per annum. This role will attract a Specialist Allowance (non-contractual, non-consolidated and non-pensionable) based on the candidate’s demonstrated skills, competence and experience at interview. This allowance will be subject to regular review. The role also includes excellent benefits and opportunities for professional development. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Location
East Kilbride, SCT, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
No visa sponsorship
Open to UK nationals only.
Job summary
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is seeking a Lead Cloud and Automation Engineer to join the Rosa Service Organisation. This role involves leading a team, designing and implementing cloud infrastructure, driving automation, and ensuring secure and compliant cloud environments. The successful candidate will contribute to upgrading Rosa to a modern cloud-first platform, supporting critical government operations.
Benefits
Specialist AllowanceExcellent benefitsOpportunities for professional developmentCivil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%Continued professional developmentAccess to a range of learning and development opportunitiesFlexible working optionsInclusion and diversity cultureInclusive environmentGenerous annual leave
Qualifications
- Experience in a similar Lead Engineer or Tech team lead role in a complex Hybrid IT Infrastructure.
- Expert in at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Experience leading a team, managing incidents, problems, changes, and allocating work.
- Acting as a senior technical resource across the engineering function.
- Experience with virtualized networking principles and platforms (VMware/Hyper-V).
- Experience with open-source Ansible automation tooling.
- Experience with systems monitoring infrastructure.
- Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation).
- Solid scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash, JSON).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
- Deep understanding of networking, security, and identity management in cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
- Good understanding of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Relevant Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security or Systems Engineering qualification, or equivalent related qualifications or experience.
- 5+ years of working in a Cloud Infrastructure Environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Multi-cloud experience.
- Cloud certification.
- Experience with cloud governance approaches and management (FinOps).
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure (AWS and GCP).
- Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions.
- Drive automation adoption and initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve system reliability across the engineering function.
- Ensure cloud environments are secure, cost-optimized, and compliant with relevant standards, including designing solutions and services with security controls to mitigate threats.
- Collaborate with wider engineering teams and security to align cloud strategies.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in cloud and automation.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across cloud platforms.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements.
- Understand network infrastructure, traffic flow, and base infrastructure services.
- Maintain operational SLAs for cloud-based technologies and automation infrastructure.
- Lead cross-functional matrix teams in delivery of cloud strategies, creating all relevant artifacts.
- Implement strategic and technical roadmaps for aligned cloud infrastructure and report to senior management.
- Ensure all new components and installations meet or exceed RSO internal and regulatory requirements.
- Own responsibility for changes across the environment within your technical discipline and ensure they are implemented according to agreed business processes.
- Monitor trends to proactively respond to issues to support business needs.
- Develop documentation, processes, and policies to ensure necessary governance and reporting is in place.
- Collaborate with other Lead Engineers across the Engineering function and support initiatives as needed.
Skills
AnsibleAWSAzureAzure DevOpsBashCloudFormationDockerGCPGitHubGitHub ActionsJenkinsKubernetesPowerShellPythonTerraformVMware
Certifications
Cloud certification
Degrees
Computer ScienceInformation TechnologyInformation SecuritySystems Engineering
Work schedule
Full-time
Industry
Government
Security clearance
Developed vetting
Relocation
No