Principal Cloud Engineer Salary: 90,000 - 98,000 + Benefits + Unlimited Training BudgetActive SC Clearance is required for this role.Principal Cloud Engineer Salary: 90,000 - 98,000 + Benefits + Unlimited Training Budget Active SC Clearance is required for this role.Are you a Cloud Engineering leader ready to shape strategy, influence large-scale platforms, and drive engineering excellence? We''re seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to lead the design and evolution of secure, enterprise-grade cloud environments for a major UK government programme in Manchester.This hybrid role offers flexibility across home, office, and client site, while placing you at the centre of high-impact, mission-critical delivery.The OpportunityAs a Principal Cloud Engineer, you''ll operate at the forefront of technical leadership-setting direction, defining standards, and guiding multiple Cloud Pods. You''ll combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term organisational goals.This role goes beyond delivery-you''ll influence architecture, mentor senior engineers, and play a key role in shaping the future of cloud engineering within the organisation.What You''ll Be DoingDefining and driving cloud architecture strategy across multiple teams and platformsLeading the design of scalable, secure, and reusable cloud solutions using a code-first approachEstablishing best practices across Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and platform