OAG Aviation Worldwide
Director of Cloud Engineering
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
OAG is the essential intelligence partner transforming global travel. For nearly a century, we've been the foundation the travel industry builds on, trusted, proven, essential. Today, we're going beyond.
We combine unmatched data quality, quantity and access with breakthrough technology and deep industry expertise to deliver what the industry truly needs: not just more data, but better answers. From real-time operational intelligence to strategic decision-making, we power the entire travel ecosystem, from airlines and airports to technology companies and financial institutions.
We are actively embedding AI throughout our intelligence layer, combining nearly a century of proprietary data with the latest technology to deliver answers that were simply not possible before.
We exist because travel moves the world, and we move travel. By transforming complexity into clarity and questions into answers, we give our partners the intelligence they need to thrive in an evolving world.
For more information visit www.oag.com
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for an experienced Director of Cloud Engineering to join our team in the UK. This role comes at an important time as we continue to evolve our cloud capabilities and scale our engineering organisation. You’ll take ownership of a distributed team of ~20 engineers across the UK and Lithuania, helping to shape both the technical direction and operational effectiveness of the function.
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WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Leading, mentoring and developing a cross-functional global cloud engineering team.
- Driving improvements in team structure, efficiency, and ways of working.
- Defining and delivering a long-term cloud strategy and roadmap, aligned to our business goals centered on growth and modernization.
- Leading architectural thinking around scalable, future-proof cloud solutions.
- Supporting ongoing cloud transformation initiatives, including modernization, consolidation, and legacy technology migration work.
- Creating clarity in ambiguous environments and guiding teams through change.
- Partnering with stakeholders across engineering, product, and leadership.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Proven experience leading and scaling distributed engineering teams across multiple geographies, with a strong focus on people development and communication.
- A background in systems administration, engineering, or DevOps, with deep hands-on expertise in AWS and/or Azure.
- Strong grasp of cloud and solutions architecture, platform design, and enterprise cloud networking.
- Demonstrable experience with multi-cloud governance and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) at enterprise scale.
- FinOps and cloud cost management experience, with a track record of reducing spend without sacrificing capability.
- Cloud security expertise spanning enterprise IAM (Entra ID, AWS IAM, federation) and recognized security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, or SOC 2).
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WE WILL OFFER YOU
- 🚀 A dynamic work environment at OAG, fostering innovation in a progressive, non-hierarchical culture, where passionate tech enthusiasts continuously develop new products and solutions with a focus on improvement for the aviation industry.
- 🏡 Flexible working arrangements that allow remote work or office attendance.
- 💰 An attractive compensation and benefits package, including private health insurance, a company bonus scheme, and enhanced pension scheme.
- 🏖️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a day off during your birthday month.
- ⚡ Octopus EV salary sacrifice scheme.
- 🌍 Work remotely anywhere in the world for up to 1 month per year.
- 📚 Annual learning and development budget.
OAG is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and able to perform at their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know — we’re happy to have an open conversation about how we can support you.
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