Role Overview

Team Lead Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and mentoring Cloud Platform Engineers, supporting skills development and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Oversee workload distribution, ensure effective prioritization of tasks, and manage delivery timelines across the team.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for complex issues, driving fast and effective resolution while maintaining service stability.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Platform Engineering and cross-functional teams to align cloud initiatives with broader technology and business objectives.
• Champion best practices in cloud engineering, DevOps automation, security, and operational excellence across the team.
• Contribute to strategic planning, platform roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives within the client Cloud Platform estate.
• Ensure consistent documentation standards, knowledge sharing, and adherence to engineering processes and governance models.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and performance feedback for team members, helping shape the future capability of the Cloud Platform function.

• Engineer and deploy highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and Gitlab
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Continually evaluating how we operate on cloud platforms – Input into how client can continuously improve our cloud maturity.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, security, and resilience.
• Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure system resilience.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Stay current with the latest AWS services, DevOps tools, and industry best practices. Experience / Competences
• 2 + years' experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and network security best practices in AWS.
• Usage of Jira / Confluence
• Proficiency in DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Operating Systems; Windows Server, Amazon Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu
• Good understanding of security best practices for AWS Services implementation.
• In depth knowledge in the following AWS Services – EC2 / RDS / VPC / IAM / Transit Gateway / Direct Connect / Cloud Watch / S3 / EBS / EKS / AWS Backup / AWS System Manager / AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service
• Good understanding of security best practices for AWS Services implementation.
• Experience in designing and implementing resilient systems, including disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, NIST).
• Knowledge of Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (such as wiz.io, Prisma Cloud, etc.)