Cloud Operations Specialist

Job Title:

Cloud Operations Specialist
Industry: Technology / Aviation
Job Type: Full-time

Location:

United Kingdom (Remote)
Headquarters:
Ottawa, Canada

Searidge Technologies, a global leader and preferred partner for Remote Tower and Digital Airport solutions, is currently recruiting for a Cloud Operations Specialist who is ready to work in a fast pace, dynamic environment. The Cloud Operations Specialist is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and optimizing the Searidge AWS-based infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and security. You will work closely with development, Dev Ops, and security teams to support day-to-day operations, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve our cloud environment.

• Oversee Cloud Watch, Amazon Kinesis, SES, SQS, MSK, EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, EKS, and other AWS services
• Set up and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging to ensure system health and performance
• Optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency and reliability

• Perform routine system checks, patching, and upgrades
• Respond to incidents, participate in on-call rotation, and perform root‑cause analysis
• Ensure adherence to SLAs for availability and performance

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Automate operational tasks (deployments, backups, scaling)
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve system reliability

• Work with development teams to enable smooth CI/CD deployments
• Create and maintain clear documentation for infrastructure, runbooks, and incident response
• Communicate clearly about outages, upgrades, and changes to stakeholders

• Implement and maintain best practices for AWS security (IAM policies, security groups, encryption)
• Support audits and compliance requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing AWS environments in production
• Strong understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Cloud Watch, ALB/NLB, Guard Duty)
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) or container orchestration
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Proven Experience with Infrastructure modification thorough Terraform as well as application upgrades/rollback with Helm.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Good communication and documentation skills

• Knowledge of AWS Well‑Architected Framework
• Experience with cost optimization strategies
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)

Searidge Technologies is an innovative technology company working in the mission critical world of aviation. As a pioneer and global leader in Digital Tower and Advanced Airport solutions, our team is on the forefront of technology and driving change in how aircraft and vehicles in the vicinity of an airport have been traditionally managed.

As a member of the Searidge team, you will be part of exciting industry firsts, encounter challenging problems, be exposed to a variety of internal functions, and be encouraged to learn, grow and expand both professionally and personally.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering competitive compensation, a respectful and positive work environment where creative solutions, empowerment, and collaboration to achieve our shared goals are part of our corporate DNA.