Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Vector, a forward-thinking organization transforming energy delivery, as a Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer. Lead the technical operations of cloud infrastructure, ensuring systems are secure, efficient, and future-ready. This hands-on role blends technical leadership with operational excellence, shaping DevOps practices and automating infrastructure. You will manage production and development environments, drive automation across infrastructure, and collaborate with internal and external teams. The position requires strong AWS expertise, DevOps experience, and leadership skills. Vector offers a collaborative environment, flexible work options, comprehensive health and wellbeing support, and great family-focused benefits.

Requirements

• 7+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with strong public cloud (especially AWS) expertise
• Deep understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Proven experience in DevOps, infrastructure automation, and observability tooling
• Strong scripting and coding skills for infrastructure-as-code
• Solid knowledge of server and OS administration
• Experience leading agile practices and uplifting team capability
• A customer-centric, data-driven mindset and strong communication skills
• A strong leadership presence and mentoring capability

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day delivery of cloud and platform engineering activities
• Managing production and development environments, including updates and cybersecurity compliance
• Driving automation across infrastructure lifecycle, observability, and disaster recovery
• Supporting and improving public cloud systems, with a strong focus on AWS
• Collaborating with digital teams, vendors, and stakeholders to resolve and prioritise issues
• Building and maintaining documentation, support procedures, and knowledge transfer processes
• Participating in long-term strategy and scalability planning across the enterprise
• Supporting the deployment of software updates, patches, and configuration changes

Benefits

• Work in a collaborative and inclusive environment with a strong focus on professional development
• Enjoy flexibility, including work-from-home options and flexible hours
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• Great benefits that reflect the importance of family