Northrop Grumman UK
LeadCloudSolutionsEngineer
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“Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer at Northrop Grumman UK. Skills: Cloud Solutions, AWS, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps. Design AWS cloud solutions. Build AWS cloud solutions”
What You'll Achieve.
Improving system reliability; Reducing operational costs; Enabling organisational agility
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot IP networking; Troubleshooting
UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED, 10% of the Time travel, Must hold highest UK Government clearance, Developed Vetting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven IT systems design experience, Proven IT systems deployment experience, Proven IT systems administration experience, Leadership responsibilities, AWS certification Associate level, Hands-on cloud solutions experience, Linux system administration expertise, Windows system administration expertise, Large-scale enterprise environments, Solid IPv4 networking understanding, Subnetting, Routing OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, Automate tasks using tools, British citizen, Highest UK Government clearance
Nice to Have
Experience automating tasks with Ansible, Experience automating tasks with Bash, Experience automating tasks with PowerShell, Experience automating tasks with Puppet, Experience automating tasks with Python
What You'll Do.
Design AWS cloud solutions
Build AWS cloud solutions
Implement AWS cloud solutions
Design hybrid cloud solutions
Build hybrid cloud solutions
Implement hybrid cloud solutions
Collaborate with stakeholders
Define scalable architectures
Define secure architectures
Administer Linux systems
Optimize Linux systems
Administer Windows systems
Optimize Windows systems
Design IP networking solutions
Troubleshoot IP networking solutions
Design AWS networking
Troubleshoot AWS networking
Design hybrid connectivity
Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity
Automate deployment processes
Automate configuration processes
Automate maintenance processes
Contribute to continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Highly skilled engineers; Architects
Communication Scope
Presenting to customer
Process & Methodology
Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps
Full Job Description
UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time **Job Title:** Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer **Requisition ID:** R10233596 **Location:** Cheltenham **Clearance Type:** Must hold highest UK Government clearance **Salary:** £68,000 – £102,000 **What’s your possible?** At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. It’s what we call Defining Possible. This mindset goes beyond our customer solutions; it is the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. **Your Opportunity** This is more than just a job; it is a mission. As a Cloud Engineer within our Infrastructure Team, you will play a critical role in supporting customers as they refactor, replatform and rehost mission-critical systems into AWS and hybrid cloud environments. Your work will directly contribute to improving system reliability, reducing operational costs, and enabling greater organisational agility across national security programmes. You will collaborate with highly skilled engineers and architects to design and deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, working across both cloud and on-premise environments using modern Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps practices. “Life as a Cloud Engineer is an exceptionally rewarding role where no two days are truly the same. You can be troubleshooting some Python code in a Lambda function, designing complex solutions, presenting to the customer and building that same solution using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps tooling. This variety helps the role feel fresh, and I always finish each day feeling like I’ve learnt something new.” Kris, Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, Northrop Grumman UK **Your Responsibilities** * Design, build and implement AWS and hybrid cloud solutions aligned to customer requiremen
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