Cloud Technical Specialist – AWS / Cloud Engineering

Cloud Technical Specialist - AWS / Cloud Engineering £400 to 500 GBP Onsite WORKING Location: Glasgow, Scotland - United Kingdom Type: Contract Cloud Technical Specialist - AWS / Cloud Engineering Contract: 6 months Day Rate: Up to£500 per day, Inside IR35 Location: Glasgow - hybrid working Start Date: ASAP The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Cloud Technical Specialist to support cloud engineering and managed services delivery within a large enterprise environment.

This is a senior technical role combining cloud architecture, hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You will act as a key technical point of contact for client stakeholders while working closely with geographically distributed engineering teams to design, implement and support cloud solutions.

The role offers variety across cloud infrastructure, automation and platform engineering. We are looking for someone with broad technical expertise who can move comfortably between architectural design, hands-on delivery and guiding other engineers.

Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture and Engineering Design, implement and support cloud infrastructure and platform solutions, with a strong focus on AWS. Translate technical requirements into secure, scalable and supportable cloud architectures.

Contribute directly to engineering activities across cloud projects and managed service initiatives. Review technical designs and changes to ensure alignment with architecture principles and client standards. Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure and platform issues.

Work across networking, identity, security, compute, storage and cloud platform services. Technical Leadership Act as a key technical point of contact for client stakeholders, technical product owners, engineering teams and Centres of Excellence.

Provide technical guidance and leadership to remote and nearshore engineering teams. Take responsibility for one or more technical engineering areas, helping coordinate delivery and maintain engineering quality. Review engineering approaches, resolve technical blockers and support design decisions.

Promote consistent engineering standards, managed service practices and delivery methodologies. Encourage knowledge sharing and alignment between client and engineering teams. Cloud Platform and Automation Depending on your experience, you may lead technical activities across areas including: AWS cloud infrastructure.

Cloud platforms and automation. Infrastructure as Code (IaC). CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. Cloud monitoring, alerting and observa...

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