Senior Cloud Engineer - Fixed Term Appointment at Scottish Government Recruitment

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• 🏢 Scottish Government Recruitment has 6 jobs here, 6 with visa sponsorship see all
• 🛂 Skilled Worker visa. Standard minimum salary: £41,700 a year guide
• 💡 No salary shown. Ask Scottish Government Recruitment if it is above the minimum.

Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead and support a multi-disciplinary engineering team to develop, operate and improve AWS-hosted infrastructure and services.
- Deliver a roadmap of requirements and drive continual service improvement across the AWS estate.
- Collaborate with Architecture, Cyber Security, Application Development teams and suppliers to ensure secure, resilient services.
- Respond proactively to shifting business priorities and incidents; contribute to service planning and operational readiness.
- Promote shared ownership, high-quality standards and practical automation to improve reliability and efficiency.

Requirements:
- Proven experience leading or contributing to multi-disciplinary teams delivering enterprise-level cloud services (AWS preferred).
- Strong technical knowledge of AWS services, infrastructure automation, monitoring and incident response.
- Experience delivering continual service improvements and managing operational roadmaps in pressured environments.
- Good stakeholder management and collaboration skills across security, architecture, development and supplier teams.
- Awareness of cyber security principles, compliance and best practices for public-sector or regulated services.
- Able to work flexibly within a fixed-term appointment (47 months) and adapt to changing strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

The Senior Cloud Engineer will lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop and maintain critical infrastructure hosted on Amazon Web Services. They are responsible for delivering a roadmap of requirements and driving continual service improvements across the AWS estate.

Requirements

Candidates must have a strong track record in leading multi-disciplinary teams and providing technical leadership in pressured environments. Experience in delivering continual service improvement and managing enterprise-level services is essential.

Key skills

• Cloud engineering — in 19 other listings on The Stack
• AWS — in 802 other listings on The Stack
• Leadership — in 34 other listings on The Stack
• Problem-solving — in 67 other listings on The Stack
• Service optimization — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Infrastructure management — in 8 other listings on The Stack
• Stakeholder management — in 332 other listings on The Stack
• Strategic planning — in 63 other listings on The Stack
• Team management
• Cyber security awareness
• Digital transformation
• Service improvement
• Enterprise level services
• Collaboration
• Technical leadership

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Scottish Government Recruitment has 5 other listings on The Stack, 5 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 214 visa-sponsored jobs in the United Kingdom on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 56 visa-sponsored platform engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Scottish Government Recruitment

Is this Senior Cloud Engineer - Fixed Term Appointment role still open?

It was posted on 2026-04-15. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Scottish Government Recruitment's site before applying.

Does Scottish Government Recruitment offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Scottish Government Recruitment's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Glasgow, GB, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Cloud engineering, AWS, Leadership, Problem-solving, Service optimization, Infrastructure management, Stakeholder management, Strategic planning, Team management, Cyber security awareness, Digital transformation, Service improvement, Enterprise level services, Collaboration, Technical leadership.