Cloud Architect - DevOps

We are partnering with an enterprise class organisation undergoing a significant cloud and DevOps transformation.

You will take a hands-on technical leadership role, owning cloud engineering strategy while staying close to the code, pipelines and infrastructure in a modern AWS environment.

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• Carry out a full SWOT analysis of the existing cloud landscape and present clear, actionable strategic recommendations.
  
• Lead and coach cloud engineering and DevOps teams in adopting and embedding modern cloud best practices.
  
• Shape and enhance a developer-centric platform environment focused on efficiency, self-service and ease of use.
  
• Stay hands-on across AWS engineering, automation, CI/CD and infrastructure as code (IaC).
  
• Review and analyse cloud spend, highlight ROI, and identify areas of waste or optimisation opportunities.
  
• Provide strong technical leadership while navigating complex organisational, business and technology contexts.
  

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• Proven hands‑on experience with AWS cloud engineering, automation and modern cloud‑native architectures.
  
• Solid background in DevOps, CI/CD and IaC tooling (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation).
  
• Demonstrable track record leading cloud transformation programmes and elevating developer experience.
  
• Ability to assess and optimise cloud costs and clearly communicate business value to stakeholders.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches.
  
• Experience leading, mentoring and inspiring engineering teams while remaining practical and hands‑on.
  

To discuss this role in confidence, please apply with your CV or LinkedIn profile and include your current location, notice period, right to work in Ireland and daily rate expectations.

Full details of the organisation and project will be shared with shortlisted candidates before any profile is presented to the client.

Daily rate expectations will be discussed during the application process. xcfaprz

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