Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead - AWS

Hireful Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-forward company in the UK is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead to manage their AWS platform and drive automation-first practices. The role requires deep AWS knowledge, experience with Terraform and Ansible, and a proven track record leading high-impact projects. The ideal candidate will excel in shaping deployment and security processes while working closely with product squads. This position offers a competitive salary of £70k - £80k and a range of benefits including a pension and private healthcare.

Benefits

5% pension

25 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

Christmas shutdown

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Cinema tickets

Qualifications

• Deep AWS knowledge with hands-on experience.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Proven track record leading high-impact cloud projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and manage the AWS platform.
• Drive automation-first practices.
• Shape deployment, scaling, and security of systems.

Skills

AWS knowledge

IaC expertise with Terraform

Ansible

Cloud security

Performance tuning

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder communication

Tools

GitHub

WAFs

Monitoring tools

AWS Lambda

Job description

Ready to lead and still stay hands‑on? We’re looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead to take charge of our AWS platform, drive automation‑first practices, and shape how we deploy, scale, and secure our systems. You will lead a small, capable team, work closely with product squads, and elevate our DevOps game with powerful CI/CD pipelines and generative AI tools for IaC.

Role: Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead, AWS Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Cloud Engineer, Lead AWS Engineer, Cloud Architect, Lead Cloud Engineer etc

Salary: £70k - £80k base + Bonus and bens

Benefits: 5% pension, 25 days holiday, 2 wellbeing days, Christmas shutdown, private healthcare, life assurance, cinema tickets & more

You’ll bring deep AWS knowledge, IaC expertise with Terraform and Ansible, and a proven track record leading high‑impact cloud projects. You’ll understand cloud security and governance inside‑out, thrive on performance tuning, and be a confident communicator with solid stakeholder skills. Familiarity with GitHub, WAFs, monitoring tools, and serverless tech like AWS Lambda is key. Bonus points for experience with Windows/Linux servers or AI‑enhanced IaC.

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