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Cloud Engineering LeadCompany Type:
End ClientEmployment Type:
Full-TimeWork Arrangement:
Remote in SpainContract Type:
Direct hire with our clientWhat You’ll Be DoingAs a Lead Cloud Engineer, you will play a pivotal hands-on leadership role in defining, building, and scaling our global cloud platform—starting from a greenfield foundation. While the primary focus is on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we also welcome candidates with a strong AWS background—particularly those experienced with AWS Control Tower—who are eager to embrace a new challenge and grow their expertise in the Oracle Cloud ecosystem.Operating in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, you will influence how cloud technologies are adopted, governed, and optimized across the enterprise. Your mission is to design and lead the implementation of a resilient, secure, and cost-effective cloud ecosystem. You’ll work cross-functionally to embed best practices, enforce cloud security, and implement automation across infrastructure and operations.Additionally, you will play a critical role in building and leading a newly forming team as part of a department in recovery mode—offering the unique opportunity to shape both the platform and the team from the ground up.Your Role- Act as a technical and strategic leader, spearheading a greenfield platform build.- Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of cloud services ensuring high availability, performance, and cost-efficiency.- Build and manage a new 5-person cloud engineering team (including senior, mid, and junior engineers), mentoring talent and fostering a culture of excellence.- Guide the adoption of cloud-native tools, IaC practices (Terraform, Ansible), and DevOps automation pipelines.- Collaborate deeply with key stakeholders:
Security, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Development, and SRE teams.- Lead the technical decision-making and cloud enablement strategy to ensure successful and sustainable cloud adoption.- Oversee cloud administration, platform security, and environment lifecycle management.- Champion agile delivery, continuous improvement, and cultural transformation across teams and departments.What We Look For in YouLeadership & Management- Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams, ideally in environments undergoing transformation.- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities with a hands-on approach.- Proven success in navigating complex stakeholder environments and cross-functional collaboration.Technical Expertise- 2+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams, ideally within cloud-focused environments.- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)- Experience in greenfield cloud builds and complex migrations to cloud environments- Advanced knowledge of cloud security, platform governance, and automation- Drive governance, compliance, and operational best practices- Skilled in the administration of DevOps pipelines and deployment frameworks- Strong grasp of multi-cloud architectures, hybrid integrations, and security tooling (IAM, encryption, auditing, compliance)- Technical depth in infrastructure engineering, networking (VPC, BGP, DNS), and platform monitoring solutions- Familiarity with tools and techniques to secure and operate cloudWhy this role?- Greenfield build:
Shape the platform, tooling, and team from scratch- High visibility across the enterprise with direct influence on long-term cloud strategy- Opportunity to work in a complex and technically demanding environment- Lead a strategic transformation in a recovering department with strong executive support and vision.What You Need To Do NextIf this role sounds interesting, and you think you have the required experience, please contact me directly.Email:
cristian@weareconcentric.com | Follow meConcentric Recruitment is a boutique recruitment firm with clients across Europe.