Senior Cloud Engineer - Fixed Term Appointment

Salary - £62,111 - £77,439
Location - Dundee or Glasgow
Hours - 35 hours per week
Closing Date - 29th April 2026 at 23:55
Reference - 3715
Employment Type - Fixed Term Appointment

Overview
Are you an experienced Cloud Engineer with the ability to adapt and thrive in a continually evolving cloud platform environment? Do you have a strong aptitude for problem-solving and service optimisation? Are your strengths rooted in leadership, shared ownership, collaboration, and a commitment to achieving and maintaining high-quality standards?

Social Security Scotland, are looking to recruit a Senior Cloud Engineer to help develop and maintain our critical infrastructure and services which are hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This opportunity is a Fixed Term Appointment for 47 months. The position may be made permanent during this period however this would depend on business requirements and cannot be guaranteed.

The Digital, Delivery & Change division is responsible for delivering the infrastructure, capability and digital solutions that will support Social Security Scotland.

The Senior Cloud Engineer role will sit within the Engineering and Cloud service branch - focused on delivering a roadmap of requirements and continual improvements of the AWS estate. There will be regular interaction with colleagues in the Architecture team, Cyber Security Team, Applications Development teams and a number of suppliers involved in the provision of the Division’s software and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in leading a multi-disciplinary team that have responsibility for delivery and support of enterprise level services. You will be proactive in responding and anticipating sudden changes to business priorities, and addressing wider strategic priorities.

Main Duties
At this role level, you will:
▪Manage operational support of IT solutions and services.
▪Manage workload, performance and development of a team of IT operations specialists by building capability to deliver services as required.
▪Manage third party provision of IT operations services.
▪Manage provision of expertise to programmes and projects.
▪Manage the development of architectural solutions for IT operations solutions, throughout the service life cycle.

Additional Duties:
▪Manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.
▪Deal with high impact, complex change requests.
▪Ensure that release policies, procedures and processes are applied.
▪Interact with and read code.
▪Carry out baseline repair activities.
▪Identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance, and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.
▪Lead the investigation and resolution of incidents.
▪Take accountability for issues that occur and be proactive in searching for potential problems.
▪Initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, effectively consult specialists where required.
▪Determine the appropriate remedy and assist with its implementation.
▪Determine preventative measures.
▪Draft and maintain procedures and documentation.
▪Set standards for the definition, security and integrity of objects, and ensure conformity to these standards.
▪Identify process improvements and contribute to the definition of best practice.
▪Prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.
▪Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.

Further Information
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].