Northrop Grumman UK

LeadCloudSolutionsEngineer

£68–102k Cheltenham, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“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.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot IP networking; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

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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