Job Vacancy Cloud Engineers (DV Security Clearance)

London

CGI

Job position Cloud Engineers (DV Security Clearance)

Permanent

As soon as possible

London, England, United Kingdom

Published on 25/01/2026

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CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and named one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, and a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) — making you a member, not just an employee.

We are committed to inclusivity and building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent. We proudly hold a Gold Award for our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

The Space, Defence and Intelligence (SDI) business unit is a true IT Systems Integrator. We design, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems that help keep the UK safe and secure. Our work spans space, defence, intelligence, aerospace, and maritime domains, underpinned by strong cyber capability and close collaboration with global technology partners, SMEs, and academia.

Our roles are only available if you hold a UK Security Clearance and are a sole UK National due to the secure nature of the project. You will either hold a higher level clearance or be willing to obtain it. Any individual without security clearance is welcome to apply and will always be considered for this or wider opportunities in CGI, where appropriate.

We are expanding our cloud engineering capability to support:

~Large-scale cloud transformation and migration programmes

~The build and operation of secure, multi-cloud platforms

~Highly regulated, mission-critical environments

You will join a collaborative, hands-on engineering culture with strong support for learning, certification, and career development.

Candidate profile

Depending on your background and interests, you will focus on one or more of the following areas:

~Cloud Migration & Platform Engineering

~Execute lift-and-shift migrations of legacy and enterprise applications into cloud environments

~Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams to ensure migration readiness

~Identify and resolve technical issues impacting cloud transitions

~Support light cloud architecture decisions aligned with best practices and legacy constraints

~Document migration approaches, challenges, and lessons learned

~Mentor team members developing cloud migration skills

Secure Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering

~Build, deploy, and manage secure cloud platforms across AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure

~Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, or Deployment Manager

~Administer Linux and Windows systems in cloud and hybrid environments

~Design and support containerised platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift

~Work with identity, endpoint, and collaboration services (e.g. M365, Intune, Entra, Google Workspace)

~Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, and security issues

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

~Strong background in cloud or software engineering

~Hands-on experience with AWS (GCP and/or Azure also desirable)

~Understanding of networking, security, and hybrid cloud architectures

~Experience with virtualisation and/or containerisation

~Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

~Passion for learning and working with emerging technologies

Desirable

~Experience with lift-and-shift or cloud migration projects

~Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, Deployment Manager)

~Scripting or automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

~Software development experience (Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, C#, C++)

~Cloud certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure)

~Knowledge of PKI, TLS, ITIL, or Agile delivery environments

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Working environment

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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Cloud Engineers (DV Security Clearance)

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