About the Role
Scale Factory is an AI enablement consultancy focused on delivering AI-first foundations and embedding capability into client organizations. We empower leaders to accelerate progress, manage risks, and drive transformation. By combining cloud expertise, AI ambitions, and rigorous engineering, we build robust, scalable foundations for reliable transformation.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical contact for clients within your engagement portfolio.
- Manage delivery of workstreams, including prioritization, risk management, and junior staff guidance.
- Conduct client discovery to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Provide technical input for pre-sales activities.
- Serve as a technical authority for delivery and internal initiatives.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive growth.
- Stay current with emerging trends and pursue relevant certifications.
- Solve complex challenges with innovative solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement within workstreams and the delivery function.
Requirements
- Eligibility for Security Clearance.
- Excellent communication skills for diverse stakeholders, including presentations and report writing.
- Business acumen to understand business drivers and prioritize technical solutions.
- Proven track record of leading successful projects, managing workstreams, and client relationships.
- Deep understanding of DevOps principles and their business impact.
- Experience in people management and mentoring junior colleagues.
- Extensive hands-on AWS experience, including articulating best practices and ROI.
- Ability to design and implement complex cloud platforms with legacy, microservices, and containerization.
- Proven experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, AWS DevOps Tooling) and deployment automation.
- Expertise in cloud networking concepts (Virtual Networks, routing, DNS, Gateways, Load Balancers).
- Understanding of AWS security services (IAM, WAF, KMS) and best practices for data security and compliance.
- Awareness of compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO27001, PCI-DSS).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
- Skills in scripting languages such as Python, Ansible, Bash, Groovy, or Powershell.
Skills
- AWS
- DevOps
- Communication
- Business Acumen
- People Leadership
- Cloud Architecture
- CI/CD
- Networking
- Security
- Infrastructure-as-Code
- Scripting
- Python
- Ansible
- Bash
- Groovy
- Powershell
- Azure
- Google Cloud
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Principal
Education Level
- AWS Professional Certification (or willingness to obtain)
Benefits
- 25 Days of Annual Leave plus additional days for tenure
- Holiday buying scheme
- Pension Plan with employer-matched contributions up to 5%
- Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, optical, alternative therapies)
- Subsidised gym memberships
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Commuter Benefits (season ticket loans)
- Free Annual Rail Cards
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Flexible Work Model
- Social Events
- Training & Development opportunities
- Support for certifications
About the Company
- Scale Factory is an AI enablement consultancy.
- We deliver quality-led AI-first foundations, embedding capability and excellence into client organizations.
- We empower leaders to move faster, take smarter risks, and pursue transformation.
- In 2024, Ten10 and The Scale Factory merged to form the current Scale Factory.
- We unite deep cloud expertise, AI ambitions, and rigorous engineering disciplines.
- We provide robust, scalable foundations to achieve ambitious transformation.
