Senior Cloud Engineer

Company: Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.
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Location: Oxford
Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

  • AWS Infrastructure Design— Architect, maintain, and optimise cloud environments using services such as RDS, ECS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, 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 GitLab CI pipelines and deployment workflows.
  • Security & Secrets Management— Manage and improve secret storage and access patterns using HashiCorp 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.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 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 GitLab CI/CD, pipelines, runners, and deployment patterns.
  • Experience with HashiCorp Vault for secrets and policy management.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

Nice‑to-Have

  • 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.

What We’re Looking For

  • 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.

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Posted: June 14th, 2026