Staff Cloud Engineer

Thredd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Thredd is seeking an experienced Staff Cloud Engineer to join our evolving Cloud Engineering team. Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure, you will play a key role in shaping our cloud strategy, working closely with teams across the Technology department to drive innovation, scalability, and operational excellence.

This is a hands-on senior role where you will leverage your deep expertise in AWS and cloud best practices to optimize performance, security, and cost efficiency. As a key driver of Cloud Engineering capability, you will focus on quality, delivery, and automation to enhance our infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing
Designing and implementing secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions that support business objectives.
Acting as a trusted advisor, guiding internal stakeholders on cloud best practices and optimizations.
Driving an automation-first mindset, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to reduce manual effort.
Establishing and enforcing best practices for cloud architecture, security, and operations.
Developing automated monitoring and reporting pipelines to track cloud resource utilization, performance, and cost efficiency.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align cloud projects with business goals.
Providing expert guidance on resolving complex cloud infrastructure issues while minimizing operational disruption.

What We're Looking For
Extensive AWS expertise, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.
Strong experience in AWS networking, including VPC, Direct Connect, and Route 53.
Deep understanding of cloud cost optimization, multi-account strategies, and security tooling.
Strong configuration management practices, with hands-on experience in Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
Experience integrating security into the development lifecycle and applying AWS security best practices.
Solid knowledge of networking principles, including DNS, VPN, firewalls, and load balancers.
Hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and CloudWatch.
Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2) and their impact on cloud deployments.

A Bit About Us

Thredd is the trusted next-gen payments partner for innovators looking to modernise their payments offering. Certified by Mastercard, Visa and Diners & Discover, we process billions of debit, prepaid, and credit transactions annually, supporting consumer and corporate fintechs, digital banks, and embedded finance providers across the globe. Our unique offering is our client-centric approach, combining hands-on support with modern, reliable, and scalable technology. Our assured solution accelerates the development and delivery of consumer and corporate payments components embedded within digital banks, as well as for expense management, B2B payments, crypto, lending, credit, Buy Now Pay Later, FX, remittance, and open banking innovators.