Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer

About the role

Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer Permanent | Hybrid (flexible) | Up to £50,000 At Target Group , we build secure, scalable technology that powers critical services - and we're looking for a Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer to help lead the next phase of our cloud and platform journey. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in AWS, DevOps automation, cloud networking and security . If you enjoy shaping engineering standards, mentoring others and building resilient platforms that enable modern delivery at scale, we'd love to hear from you. What can you expect? As a Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer , you'll be a technical leader responsible for designing, building, securing and optimising cloud infrastructure and networking on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. You'll lead by example through hands-on engineering while providing technical direction, standards and guidance across our DevOps and cloud engineering community. From shaping highly scalable, resilient and cost-efficient platforms to influencing tooling, automation and operational excellence, you'll play a key role in how we build for the future. Working closely with DevOps, Security, SRE, platform and delivery teams, you'll help shape secure-by-design architectures, drive best practice in automation and reliability, and support a collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement. What you'll be doing Acting as a senior technical authority for DevOps, cloud engineering and AWS platform design Leading the design, deployment and optimisation of secure, scalable and highly available AWS architectures Defining engineering standards, patterns and best practices for infrastructure, networking, security and automation Providing technical leadership for AWS networking , including VPC design, Transit Gateway, Route 53, load balancing and hybrid connectivity Championing Infrastructure as Code , CI/CD and GitOps approaches using tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or GitLab CI Embedding security, observability, compliance and reliability into cloud-native and hybrid platforms Mentoring engineers, guiding architectural decisions and helping raise capability across the wider engineering community What we're looking for We're looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and collaboration skills - someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and supporting others to do their best work. Extensive hands-on AWS experience across compute, networking, storage and security Deep expertise in AWS networking , including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, ALB/NLB and PrivateLink Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Terragrunt and/or CloudFormation Proven experience with CI/CD, GitOps, containerisation and Kubernetes/EKS , plus strong scripting skills in Python, Bash or PowerShell Desirable (but not essential): Experience supporting large-scale data or analytics platforms Knowledge of Zero Trust and identity-centric security models Experience with SIEM/SOC tooling and cloud threat detection capabilities Exposure to AWS Control Tower, Organisations and multi-account governance AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps, Security Specialty or FinOps-related accreditation A degree in Computer Science, IT, Cloud Computing or a related discipline Why join Target? We're proud to offer a competitive and flexible benefits package , designed to support your wellbeing, lifestyle and career growth: Core Benefits Competitive salary of up to £50,000 per annum depending on skills and experience 30 days holiday plus bank holidays - from day one Hybrid working policy Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (employer matched up to 6%) Company‑paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind) Group Life Assurance Group Income Protection Discretionary annual bonus scheme Annual pay review Flexible & Lifestyle Benefits My Flex benefits platform - access to a wide range of voluntary benefits Technology Buying Scheme (salary sacrifice) Gym Flex - discounted gym and health club memberships Dental Insurance Critical Illness Cover Health Cash Plan Cycle to Work scheme Tastecard / Coffee Club Employee Discount Scheme across hundreds of retailers Wellbeing & Support Wisdom Wellbeing - confidential health and wellbeing support, including EAP Free flu vaccinations and eye tests, plus contributions towards glasses Recognition Scheme celebrating successes across the business Free mortgage advice and support Charitable payroll giving Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24 Everest Funeral Concierge Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support Enhanced parental leave Life at Target You'll be joining a team that genuinely: Celebrates success through our My Recognition portal Invests in your development with regular feedback and support Cares about wellbeing as much as delivery Encourages curiosity, innova