Senior Cloud Engineer I
Checkout.com2 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Own large-scale cloud platform projects end to end, from architecture and Terraform implementation through production delivery.
- Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized platform primitives across AWS and Azure.
- Operate and improve multi-account AWS, Azure landing zones, cloud networking, connectivity, and Kubernetes platforms.
- Provide advanced operational support, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and high-availability ownership for team services.
- Shape technical direction with Engineering Managers and architects, document significant decisions, and manage cross-team dependencies.
- Mentor peers, produce exemplary code and documentation, and promote engineering standards and best practices.
- Explore and implement AI-driven automation to improve infrastructure efficiency and team productivity.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in cloud engineering roles, with significant AWS depth.
- Advanced hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise-scale AWS production infrastructure, including multi-account architectures, IAM, KMS, compute, storage, security services, and multi-region architectures.
- Production experience with Azure, including landing zones, VNet architectures, Entra ID, and Azure governance and resource models.
- Expert Terraform experience involving reusable modules, secure state management, and disciplined code review.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, and Spacelift, plus proficiency in Python or a similar automation language.
- Strong cloud networking experience covering VPC and VNet design, hub-and-spoke architectures, Transit Gateway or Cloud WAN, DNS, private connectivity, and routing.
- Experience running containerized workloads in production, ideally using EKS or AKS, including cluster lifecycle and workload deployment.
- Experience in regulated environments and understanding of change control, least privilege, auditability, observability, and measurement; PCI DSS familiarity is preferred.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor peers, translate ambiguous problems into technical plans, and lead incident resolution.
- A degree in Computer Science or a related field is useful but not required.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with three days per week in the office.
- Flexible and accessible working environment with support for workplace adjustments.
- Opportunities for ownership, professional growth, meaningful work, and recognition of impact.
About Checkout.com
Checkout.com processes payments for thousands of companies that shape the digital economy. Our global digital payments network supports over 145 currencies and delivers high-performance payment solutions across the world, processing billions of transactions annually. In 2025, Checkout.com processed more than $300bn in ecommerce payments volume. We help enterprise merchants boost acceptance rates, combat fraud, and turn payments into a major revenue driver. Headquartered in London and with 19 offices worldwide, Checkout.com is trusted by leading brands such as Spotify, HelloFresh, eBay, Uber, Pinterest, Vinted, Klarna, Financial Times, and Sony. Checkout.com. Where the world checks out.