Senior Cloud Architect

Senior Cloud Architect

Location: Remote

Language: English

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Hands-On Cloud Architect / Developer to join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for the development, scalability and reliability of a complex cloud application ecosystem.

This position combines cloud architecture with hands-on software development and would suit an experienced engineer who is comfortable working across design, implementation and production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, resilient cloud-native applications and microservices
• Hands-on development primarily using Python and Go (Golang)
• Design, provision and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
• Build and operate Docker and Kubernetes environments
• Develop and optimise automated CI/CD pipelines
• Support the scalability, availability and performance of distributed systems
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues within production environments
• Implement security, authentication and identity-management standards
• Contribute to monitoring, observability and automated alerting
• Collaborate with senior engineers on architectural and technical decisions

Technical Requirements

• Strong production experience with Azure, AWS and/or GCP
• Advanced Python development experience
• Strong knowledge of Go/Golang, or proven ability to quickly become proficient
• Excellent knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of SRE principles, high availability and fault tolerance
• Experience designing and supporting distributed systems and microservices
• Strong understanding of modern cloud security practices
• Experience with Azure / AKS, GitHub Actions and OAuth2 would be a plus

If you are an experienced Cloud Architect or Senior Cloud Engineer who would like to remain technically hands-on while contributing to architecture and solution design, I would be very pleased to discuss the opportunity with you in more detail.

Apply now for immediate consideration!