Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Company: LinuxRecruit
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead the design and scaling of the cloud infrastructure that underpins a leading autonomous vehicle software platform. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, performant, and scalable cloud services using AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code. You’ll drive DevOps culture, mentor engineers, and shape infrastructure that supports vehicle development and safety assurance. This is a hands-on leadership role with a focus on architecture, collaboration, and impact across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects delivering scalable cloud infrastructure and architect changes to support growth and reliability
  • Design and implement infrastructure on AWS and with Terraform, enabling deployment and scaling of cloud services
  • Collaborate with other teams to deploy cloud software on Kubernetes
  • Mentor engineers and represent the Infrastructure team in cross-organizational discussions
  • Advocate for DevOps practices and processes, driving improvements and operational excellence
  • Plan and prioritise projects with the team lead and engineering manager
  • Communicate technical topics clearly, both verbally and in writing
  • Contribute to security, observability, and performance enhancements in the platform

Key requirements

  • Led projects delivering cloud infrastructure
  • Deep experience with AWS
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Linux server administration and configuration management experience
  • Networking experience
  • Understanding of DevOps principles and practices
  • Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and Kubernetes in production at scale (bonus)
  • strong communication
  • leadership
  • mentorship
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes

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Posted: September 30th, 2026