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Principal Cloud Engineer
Location: London - United Kingdom.
Contract: Inside IR35 - 6 month contract with possible extension.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days / week onsite.
We’re looking for a hands-on Principal Cloud Engineer to help define our cloud strategy and build a secure, scalable cloud platform from the ground up. This is an opportunity to shape architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and work directly with engineers to turn ideas into production-ready solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Define cloud strategy, target architecture, and implementation roadmaps.
- Design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud foundations.
- Build cloud landing zones, networking, IAM, and security frameworks.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and CI/CD practices.
- Establish reusable architecture patterns and engineering standards.
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, and senior stakeholders on implementation.
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Essential Skills
- Strong cloud architecture and hands-on implementation experience.
- Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong cloud networking and Infrastructure as Code skills.
- Cloud security, IAM, and resilience engineering.
- Kubernetes/containers and distributed systems.
- APIs, integrations, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience shaping cloud strategy and influencing technical decisions.
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Nice to Have
- Greenfield cloud platform development.
- Platform engineering and cloud automation.
- Telecom/MVNO or high-volume customer-facing platform experience.
Role Type
Individual Contributor
Focus
Cloud Strategy, Architecture & Hands-on Engineering
If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, making architectural decisions, and building cloud platforms from the ground up, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
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