Cloud Engineer - FinOps
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £47,730 i £57,151 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | plus a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Dundee or Glasgow |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Scottish Government |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3010 |
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Salary - £47,730 - £57,151 (pay supplement amount if applicable e.g plus a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period)
Location - Dundee or Glasgow
Hours - 35 hours per week
Closing Date - 8th January 2026 at 23:55
Reference - 3010
Employment Type - Fixed Term Appointment
Overview
Social Security Scotland is currently seeking a Cloud Engineer – FinOps to join our Chief Digital Office. The Chief Digital Office is responsible for delivering the infrastructure, capability and digital solutions that support Social Security Scotland.
Our FinOps team ensures cloud investments deliver maximum value while promoting financial accountability.
You will optimise cloud costs through automation and real-time monitoring. If you’re passionate about identifying efficiencies and influencing infrastructure decisions, this role is for you.
As a Cloud Engineer in FinOps, you’ll work with engineering, finance, and architecture teams to monitor, analyse, and optimise cloud spending. You’ll use tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Cloudwatch, and Terraform to identify savings, support cost transparency, and implement cost-effective solutions.
Collaboration and technical expertise are essential, along with strong analytical skills and a proactive mindset — you’ll diagnose issues, suggest improvements, and help ensure our cloud infrastructure remains secure, efficient, and aligned with business needs.
Please note this post is a Fixed Term Appointment for 47 months.
At this role level, you will:
• provide specialist technical support and assistance to projects, ensuring delivery of non-functional requirements and continual service improvement,
• be responsible for preparations and support of IT operations solutions and services - physical or virtual - according to industry and organisational best practices, standards, service requirements and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) throughout the product life cycle,
• coach and mentor junior team members,
• assist in the provision of first class services and consistent levels of capability, as required by the organisation.
An infrastructure operations engineer supports, manages and maintains the core infrastructure that underpins production services.
A senior infrastructure operations engineer acts as second- or third-line support for incidents, problems and changes to solutions and services.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a £5,000 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3 months competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.
Main Duties
Cost Management and Analysis
• Support ‘Show back’ and ‘Charge back’ processes using AWS Cost Explorer and Quicksight, utilising system awareness and stakeholder engagement to identify cost savings, analyse pricing and risks.
• Conduct technical analysis with cloud monitoring tools (AWS Console, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Kibana) and implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) updates to reduce costs.
• Manage AWS assets to ensure accurate records, secure configurations, and verify their location and status.
• Analyse impact of changes, develop, document, and implement change requests.
Operational and Incident Management
• Monitor and diagnose AWS anomalies, investigating causes and owning resolutions until issues are mitigated or transferred.
• Initiate investigations into patterns and trends, driving resolution of operational problems.
• Use management tools to investigate issues, collect performance data, and generate reports.
System Optimisation and Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage AWS hosting components to meet performance and business needs.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to the development of solutions.
• Optimise system performance, forecast resource needs, and implement preventative measures.
• Engage with users and stakeholders to gather requirements and assess risks.
Technical Skills and Compliance
• Demonstrate awareness of scripting tools and software in use.
• Ensure secure configuration and accurate documentation of assets.
• Collaborate with AWS and Cloud Engineering specialists
Further Information
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot.
Location - Dundee or Glasgow
Hours - 35 hours per week
Closing Date - 8th January 2026 at 23:55
Reference - 3010
Employment Type - Fixed Term Appointment
Overview
Social Security Scotland is currently seeking a Cloud Engineer – FinOps to join our Chief Digital Office. The Chief Digital Office is responsible for delivering the infrastructure, capability and digital solutions that support Social Security Scotland.
Our FinOps team ensures cloud investments deliver maximum value while promoting financial accountability.
You will optimise cloud costs through automation and real-time monitoring. If you’re passionate about identifying efficiencies and influencing infrastructure decisions, this role is for you.
As a Cloud Engineer in FinOps, you’ll work with engineering, finance, and architecture teams to monitor, analyse, and optimise cloud spending. You’ll use tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Cloudwatch, and Terraform to identify savings, support cost transparency, and implement cost-effective solutions.
Collaboration and technical expertise are essential, along with strong analytical skills and a proactive mindset — you’ll diagnose issues, suggest improvements, and help ensure our cloud infrastructure remains secure, efficient, and aligned with business needs.
Please note this post is a Fixed Term Appointment for 47 months.
At this role level, you will:
• provide specialist technical support and assistance to projects, ensuring delivery of non-functional requirements and continual service improvement,
• be responsible for preparations and support of IT operations solutions and services - physical or virtual - according to industry and organisational best practices, standards, service requirements and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) throughout the product life cycle,
• coach and mentor junior team members,
• assist in the provision of first class services and consistent levels of capability, as required by the organisation.
An infrastructure operations engineer supports, manages and maintains the core infrastructure that underpins production services.
A senior infrastructure operations engineer acts as second- or third-line support for incidents, problems and changes to solutions and services.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a £5,000 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3 months competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.
Main Duties
Cost Management and Analysis
• Support ‘Show back’ and ‘Charge back’ processes using AWS Cost Explorer and Quicksight, utilising system awareness and stakeholder engagement to identify cost savings, analyse pricing and risks.
• Conduct technical analysis with cloud monitoring tools (AWS Console, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Kibana) and implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) updates to reduce costs.
• Manage AWS assets to ensure accurate records, secure configurations, and verify their location and status.
• Analyse impact of changes, develop, document, and implement change requests.
Operational and Incident Management
• Monitor and diagnose AWS anomalies, investigating causes and owning resolutions until issues are mitigated or transferred.
• Initiate investigations into patterns and trends, driving resolution of operational problems.
• Use management tools to investigate issues, collect performance data, and generate reports.
System Optimisation and Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage AWS hosting components to meet performance and business needs.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to the development of solutions.
• Optimise system performance, forecast resource needs, and implement preventative measures.
• Engage with users and stakeholders to gather requirements and assess risks.
Technical Skills and Compliance
• Demonstrate awareness of scripting tools and software in use.
• Ensure secure configuration and accurate documentation of assets.
• Collaborate with AWS and Cloud Engineering specialists
Further Information
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot.