Cloud Engineer

Job Description

This role is based 3 days a week in our Newcastle office.

About Sage

Sage is a global leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses. We empower business owners and accountants with innovative solutions that simplify complex processes, enabling them to focus on what truly matters. Our cloud-first strategy and commitment to excellence continue to drive transformation across our product suite.

Role Overview

As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting and enhancing Sage's cloud infrastructure. Working in a true DevOps capacity, you'll collaborate closely with product delivery teams to deploy, monitor, and improve services that support millions of users globally. This is a 24/7 operation, requiring participation in an on-call rota to respond to incidents and ensure high system availability.

Key Responsibilities

• DevOps Collaboration: Work closely with development teams supporting CI/CD, monitoring, and automation.
• Continuous Improvement: Research new technologies and services to improve customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Automation & Efficiency: Build infrastructure as code, automate manual processes, and contribute to self-healing systems.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with Security, Architecture, and Automation SMEs to align infrastructure with business and technical standards.
• Incident Response: Take the lead during high-pressure incidents, balancing technical resolution with clear stakeholder communication.
• Monitoring & Performance: Proactively monitor systems to prevent customer impact and optimize performance at scale.
• Infrastructure Management: Migrate current generation products from data centres to AWS, re-commissioning them into modern cloud environments.

Must-Have Skills & Qualifications

• Operational Experience: Proven experience managing cloud-based systems, including transactional databases.
• Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS); other cloud platforms also considered.
• Certification: Industry-recognized qualification or certification in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Development & Automation: Experience in software development or automation, with scripting and infrastructure as code.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Ability to proactively monitor systems and lead resolution during high-pressure incidents.

Communication Skills (Soft Skills)

• Comfortable working with European colleagues, particularly in France and Germany.
• Fluent in English (Sage's business language), with sensitivity to diverse work cultures.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.

Organisational Skills

• Ability to navigate a large, complex organization with diverse product suites and development practices.
• Experience working across multiple teams and adapting to varied operational models.

What We Offer

• A collaborative, inclusive culture focused on innovation and customer success.
• Opportunities to work on global-scale infrastructure and cutting-edge technologies.
• Support for continuous learning and career development.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Ready to make an impact? Join us at Sage and help shape the future of cloud operations for millions of businesses worldwide.