Senior Cloud Engineer
Job in
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-06-14
Listing for:
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-14
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability, AWS, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Key Responsibilities
- AWS Infrastructure Design
— Architect, maintain, and optimise cloud environments using services such as RDS, ECS, S3, Lambda, Cloud Watch, and VPC. - Terraform Automation
— Build, maintain, and improve Terraform modules; enforce IaC best practices; manage multi‑environment deployments. - Container & Orchestration
— Support and enhance Docker‑based workloads and ECS deployments. - CI/CD Ownership
— Contribute to Git Lab CI pipelines and deployment workflows. - Security & Secrets Management
— Manage and improve secret storage and access patterns using Hashi Corp Vault. - Scripting & Automation
— Develop automation scripts and tooling, ideally in Python. - Cross‑Team Collaboration
— Work closely with developers, and product teams to support delivery and improve operational excellence.
- AWS Expertise with production‑level experience across core services (RDS, ECS, S3, Lambda, IAM, networking).
- Terraform Proficiency including module creation, state management, and complex multi‑environment setups.
- Docker and container lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of Git Lab CI/CD
, pipelines, runners, and deployment patterns. - Experience with Hashi Corp Vault for secrets and policy management.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Knowledge of monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
- Scripting skills, ideally Python
, for automation and tooling. - Exposure to cost optimisation in AWS.
- Familiarity with infrastructure security and compliance frameworks.
- A team player who enjoys collaboration but is equally comfortable taking ownership and driving initiatives solo.
- Someone who is curious, proactive, and pragmatic
, with a strong sense of responsibility for uptime, performance, and reliability. - A person who values clean, maintainable infrastructure and automation over manual work.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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