Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps)Location: London (Three days in office, two days wfh)Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 + BonusMy client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead our cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices within the Developers' Team. They are primarily a Professional Services firm serving customers in the Blockchain space, where technology enables greater efficiency and delivers solutions that arent feasible otherwise.While our team builds data pipelines and reporting tools that enable accountancy teams to work efficiently, this role spans cloud infrastructure, data platform engineering, and AI tooling. You'll manage our Snowflake environment and contribute to our Claude Enterprise observability alongside your core AWS and DevOps responsibilities. Beyond keeping systems running, we expect you to identify improvements, take ownership of them, and actively upskill colleagues, raising the teams collective capability as we growKey ResponsibilitiesCloud Infrastructure & DevOps (Primary Focus)Own and manage our AWS infrastructure, acting as the team's DevOps expertBe one of the leaders in the migration toward microservices and ephemeral architectureLead in infrastructure as code in sync with our Senior colleaguesEstablish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for the team's data and application projects, in particular for stg/prodLead the implementation of monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability in our solutionsCollaborate in the management and optimisation of our observability dashboards, ensuring platform health is visible and actionable across the teamTake ownership of our Snowflake environment: access controls, cost governance, performance, and data organisationCollaborate in the management and governance of Claude Enterprise, including usage policies, integrations, and secure usage to the firmManage cloud security, IAM policies, and compliance requirementsProvide infrastructure support and guidance to team members working on data pipelines and applicationsTroubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issuesTeam Leadership & MentorshipMentor other developers on DevOps practices, cloud architecture, infrastructure concepts, and explore Ops AI tooling. Do it jointly with other senior members and with a genuine investment in colleagues growthSupport and encourage team members in deploying and managing their data pipelines and applicationsConduct code and infrastructure reviewsDevelop and share best practices for cloud-native developmentFoster a collaborative learning environment within the teamContribute to technical documentationProactively identify improvements to tooling, processes, and platform quality. Propose them clearly and take ownership through to deliveryCollaboration & Technical EnablementEnable the team to build and deploy data pipelines efficiently by providing templates and guidance on infrastructureWork with colleagues to understand their infrastructure needs and provide solutionsTranslate infrastructure requirements into scalable, maintainable solutionsCommunicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersCollaborate with accountancy teams to ensure data platform reliability and performanceTechnical5+ years of software engineering experience with a significant cloud infrastructure focusUnderstanding of networking, security, and cloud best practicesHands-on experience with AWS servicesExperience with AI and SnowflakeProficiency with infrastructure as code toolsExperience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)Experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar)Proficiency in bashExperience supporting development teams with infrastructure and deployment needsKnowledge of microservices architecture and serverless patternsLeadershipExperience working in teams outside the realm of Software EngineeringDemonstrated experience mentoring or managing junior EngineersStrong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiencesAbility to provide clear technical guidance and supportPragmatic approach to balancing technical delivery with business needsRequired Skills & ExperienceTechnical5+ years of software engineering experience with a significant cloud infrastructure focusUnderstanding of networking, security, and cloud best practicesHands-on experience with AWS servicesProficiency with infrastructure as code toolsExperience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)Experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar)Hands-on experience managing Snowflake: warehouses, RBAC, cost controls, and query performanceProficiency in bashExperience supporting development teams with infrastructure and deployment needsKnowledge of microservices architecture and serverless patternsLeadershipExperience working in teams outside the realm of Software EngineeringDemonstrated experience mentoring or managing mid-level EngineersStrong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiencesAbility to provide clear technical guidance and supportPragmatic approach to balancing technical delivery with business needsDesirablePython experience for infrastructure automation and toolingFamiliarity with data pipeline infrastructure (supporting ETL workloads, data warehousing) and experience with Snowflake or a comparable cloud data warehouseExperience with data governance and compliance requirementsCloud cost and resource utilisation optimisationExperience migrating from monolithic to microservice architecturesExperience deploying or governing enterprise AI tooling (Claude Enterprise, Copilot, or similar), particularly around secure rollout, usage policies, and MCP integrationsWhat We OfferOpportunity to shape and own the technical infrastructureSmall, collaborative team environment where your expertise will have a direct impactOpportunity to create and develop solutions that are new, be impactfulTPBN1_UKTJ