# DevOps Cloud Engineer

**Company:** [Target](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/8DA4SXZeo48Aqwc7YkbAuY.md)
**Location:** Cardiff, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

**DevOps Cloud Engineer**

**Hybrid | Permanent | Up to £45,000**

At **Target Group**, we design and build platforms that power some of the UK’s most critical financial services. We’re not just about technology — we’re about **people, partnerships and progress**.

We’re looking for a **DevOps Software Engineer** with a passion for cloud engineering, automation and secure-by-design platforms. This role brings together expertise across **AWS cloud infrastructure, DevOps engineering, networking and security**, giving you the opportunity to shape highly scalable, resilient and secure cloud-native platforms.

We welcome candidates from **a range of DevOps specialisms** – whether your strength is AWS engineering, platform automation, cloud networking, security, or a blend of all four.

**What’s it like to work here?**

You’ll be part of a collaborative DevOps community that truly values **engineering excellence and wellbeing**.

-   Regular 1:1s with meaningful feedback on your contribution
-   Recognition for a job well done via our **My Recognition** portal
-   A supportive, fun culture where curiosity and innovation are encouraged
-   Clear pathways to grow and progress your career
-   Engineers trusted to design, automate and own solutions end to end

**What will you be doing?**

You’ll work as an embedded DevOps Software Engineer within our platform teams, designing, building and operating secure, scalable AWS environments.

-   **Design and engineer AWS cloud platforms** using services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, API Gateway and CloudFront, aligned to AWS Well-Architected principles.
-   **Automate everything** through CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation), enabling fast, reliable and repeatable delivery.
-   **Build and operate modern platforms** using containerised, serverless and microservice-based architectures.
-   **Design and maintain cloud networking and connectivity**, including VPCs, routing, transit gateways, hybrid VPNs and multi-account patterns.
-   **Embed security-by-design**, implementing IAM, encryption, firewalling, traffic inspection, WAF and Zero Trust aligned controls.
-   **Ensure reliability and observability** through effective monitoring, logging, alerting and incident response practices.
-   **Optimise cloud performance and cost**, applying FinOps best practices such as cost monitoring, rightsizing and savings plans.

## Requirements

**What are we looking for?**

**You bring experience in:**

-   AWS cloud services across **compute, networking, storage and security**
-   Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation)
-   CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
-   Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS)
-   Scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
-   Cloud networking fundamentals (VPCs, routing, DNS, load balancers, firewalls)

**Desirable (but not essential)**

-   Experience with large-scale data or analytical platforms
-   Cloud security or network security engineering experience
-   Multi-cloud exposure (Azure or GCP)
-   Mentoring or technical leadership experience
-   AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps, Security, FinOps)
-   Knowledge of Zero Trust, SIEM/SOC or Control Tower environments

## Benefits

**Core Benefits**

-   Competitive salary of up to £45,000 per annum dependant on skills and experience
-   **30 days holiday plus bank holidays – from day one**
-   Hybrid working policy
-   Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (employer matched up to 6%)
-   Company‑paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
-   Group Life Assurance
-   Group Income Protection
-   Discretionary annual bonus scheme
-   Annual pay review

**Flexible & Lifestyle Benefits**

-   My Flex benefits platform – access to a wide range of voluntary benefits
-   Technology Buying Scheme (salary sacrifice)
-   Gym Flex – discounted gym and health club memberships
-   Dental Insurance
-   Critical Illness Cover
-   Health Cash Plan
-   Cycle to Work scheme
-   Tastecard / Coffee Club
-   Employee Discount Scheme across hundreds of retailers

**Wellbeing & Support**

-   Wisdom Wellbeing – confidential health and wellbeing support, including EAP
-   Free flu vaccinations and eye tests, plus contributions towards glasses
-   Recognition Scheme celebrating successes across the business
-   Free mortgage advice and support
-   Charitable payroll giving
-   Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24
-   Everest Funeral Concierge
-   Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support
-   Enhanced parental leave

**Why Join Target**

You’ll be joining a team that genuinely:

-   Celebrates success through our **My Recognition** portal
-   Invests in your development with regular feedback and support
-   Cares about wellbeing as much as delivery
-   Encourages curiosity, innovation and best practice

We’re committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive culture through the execution of our D&I strategy, community relationships, our people & leaders.

If you’re a **DevOps Engineer** who loves cloud technology and wants the freedom to specialise, grow and make a real impact — **we’d love to hear from you**.

**Grow your future with Target Group.**