Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS & Azure (Daily Rate Contract)PFH Technology is working with a large public sector organisation to recruit a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer with strong AWS and Microsoft Azure experience.

This is a hands-on engineering role, focused on building, integrating and operating secure, scalable cloud platforms that support critical Digital Evidence Management Systems and related services.

The Role

You will work as part of a technical delivery team, taking ownership of cloud infrastructure engineering, system integrations and ongoing optimisation. The role requires strong practical experience rather than high-level advisory architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer AWS and Azure infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code.
• Build and integrate cloud platforms supporting DEMS solutions.
• Design and implement secure networking, identity and access controls.
• Develop and operate APIs, data ingestion pipelines and event-driven integrations.
• Implement monitoring, logging, security controls and operational tooling.
• Optimise performance and cloud spend across AWS and Azure environments.
• Support technical input into tenders and solution designs from an engineering standpoint.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and integration issues.

Required Experience

Senior-level hands-on experience in cloud engineering.

Strong practical expertise across AWS and Microsoft Azure.

Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform, Bicep, ARM or CloudFormation).

Solid background in networking, IAM, encryption and cloud security.

Experience integrating third-party and internal systems via APIs and data pipelines.CI/CD pipeline and DevOps experience.

Scripting skills (PowerShell, Python or Bash).

DesirableExperience in public sector, justice or regulated environments.

Exposure to Digital Evidence Management Systems or similar platforms.

Experience building or supporting public-facing upload or submission portals.PFH Technology is a leading provider of end-to-end ICT solutions and managed services, supporting organisations from SMEs to large enterprises. With a nationwide team of over 450 professionals—including more than 350 certified engineers—PFH delivers the expertise required to design, deploy, and support complex ICT environments.

Our ISO 20000 / ISO 27001 certified Custodian™ Cloud Services and Custodian™ Managed Services provide secure, resilient platforms designed to mitigate risk and reduce operational costs. PFH operates from offices in Dublin, Cork, and Galway.