Cloud Infrastructure Manager

TL;DR

Cloud Infrastructure Manager: Lead and scale cloud platforms, focusing on architecture, reliability, security, and automation. With an accent on cloud-native architectures, DevOps excellence, and platform resilience. Focus on designing scalable, secure environments, driving CI/CD pipelines, and leading a high-performing cloud engineering team.

Location: Hybrid role based in Richmond, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a dog food subscription company creating tailored nutrition for dogs, backed by Purina and focused on innovation and growth.

What you will do

• Lead design, delivery, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Define scalable, secure cloud-native architectures and oversee core platform domains including compute, networking, and container platforms.
• Champion infrastructure-as-code, automation, and GitOps practices to improve reliability and deployment velocity.
• Drive platform resilience, security, and cost optimisation including monitoring, incident reviews, and FinOps practices.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing cloud infrastructure and DevOps team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure infrastructure meets fast-moving business needs.

Requirements

• Location: Based in or near Richmond, United Kingdom
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in DevOps leadership roles with strong hands-on AWS experience.
• Expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Pulumi.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, container platforms, security principles, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of SRE and reliability engineering practices.

Nice to have

• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Engineer).
• DevOps or SRE-related certifications.
• Experience with service mesh, distributed systems, or advanced observability tooling.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus.
• Flexible core hours and hybrid work setup.
• Generous holiday allowance with additional unpaid leave and volunteer days.
• Health insurance and extended parental pay.
• Learning and development support with year-round courses.
• Discounts on products and gym membership.

Hiring process

• CV review by Talent Acquisition Team.
• 30-minute screening call to discuss skills and experience.
• Technical video call with senior team members including a technical challenge presentation.
• Final video call with Technology Director and Head of Engineering.