Senior Cloud Engineer – Gloucester – National Security West

Regional Services; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer in Gloucester to design cloud-native architectures. The role offers flexible working arrangements and the chance to work with a diverse team on impactful national security solutions. Candidates should be experienced in AWS services and Infrastructure as Code, with opportunities for professional development and AWS certification training.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private medical and dental insurance

Career Manager support

Flexible working hours

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Skilled in AWS services and eager to stay updated.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Understanding of networking in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building cloud-native architectures.
• Deploying resources using Terraform or CDK.
• Liaising with stakeholders for project alignment.

Skills

AWS services

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)

Configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)

Networking

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, OpenShift)

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

AWS certifications

Job description

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Gloucester – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Grade: GG09-GG12

Referral Bonus: £5,000

About the role

National Security Overview

The National Security business is growing and there are an increasing number of opportunities to work with a range of National Security clients to provide solutions that have a real impact.

Be part of a growing team that not only delivers for its clients but also gives back to the community with plenty of opportunities to get involved with local community engagement and outreach activities to help build tech and cyber skills in the region.

Cloud Engineer

We are looking for experienced Cloud Engineers to join our team following continuous growth and success in the UK Government sector.

Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions.

What background we are looking for

• You must be skilled in a range of AWS services, and show a keenness to keep up to date with the latest releases
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code, for example, Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK
• Have used configuration management tools e.g. Puppet, Chef, Ansible etc
• Understanding of networking and how that translates to software defined networking in the cloud
• Experience in container orchestration systems, for example Kubernetes, ECS or OpenShift
• Proficiency in scripting in at least 1 language e.g. Python, Bash, Go
• AWS certifications desired although not essential; we can provide opportunity for training and certification

What you could be doing for us

• Designing and building cloud-native architectures
• Using Terraform or CDK to deploy resources
• Infrastructure creation and management and design
• Liaising with key stakeholders, internal and external
• Create exemplar implementation patterns to projects
• Managing and controlling the software configuration for projects including the source repository
• Leveraging many AWS security features and ensuring security best practices with developers
• For Senior Engineers there will be an opportunity to lead teams or individuals

How we will support you

• Work-life balance is important; you’ll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
• You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
• Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
• You’ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
• Learning and development is key to your future career; we provide a range of excellent training courses to upskill in a given technology
• You’ll be part of our bonus scheme

You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.

Security Clearance

Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.