Principal Cloud Engineer
About the job
- Strong hands-on experience engineering AWS platforms in enterprise or regulated environments.
- Deep knowledge of AWS Landing Zones, including Organizations, Control Tower, Account Factory for Terraform, account vending, audit, and compliance.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code skills using Terraform.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery and GitOps using GitHub Actions and Workflows, including approval gates for infrastructure change.
- Strong AWS security experience across preventative and detective controls, monitoring and alerting, policy as code enforcement, and vulnerability management.
- Proficient Python development using Boto3 and AWS Lambda to build automation and services that compose into larger workflows.
- Strong Linux systems knowledge and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with AWS core services, including networking with VPC, compute, storage, containers with ECS or EKS, and serverless services.
- Demonstrable experience designing and implementing testing strategies, including automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, and embedding these into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
- A pragmatic, hands-on, delivery-focused approach to AWS platform engineering.
- A quality-minded approach to reliable systems, automated tests, and meaningful continuous integration and continuous delivery quality gates.
- A security-focused, automation-first mindset.
- Ability to operate at platform scale in complex environments and take ownership of delivered systems.
- Ability to produce reviewable infrastructure code and durable documentation.
- Design and deliver a development platform on AWS that enables teams and autonomous agents to securely create, test, and deliver applications and infrastructure through standardised paved roads.
- Engineer and operate the AWS Landing Zone using AWS Organizations and Control Tower, including automated account vending via Account Factory for Terraform and governance guardrails such as service control policies.
- Implement modular, reviewable Terraform Infrastructure as Code suitable for AI-assisted and agentic authoring.
- Build and operate continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using GitHub Actions and Workflows, embedding quality controls such as linting, static analysis, vulnerability scanning, and automated tests.
- Define and implement test strategies for platform services and infrastructure code, including unit testing for automation and services, policy tests, Infrastructure as Code validation, and integration testing in ephemeral environments.
- Implement preventative and detective security controls, including AWS Config, Security Hub, policy as code, and automated compliance scanning.
- Develop and maintain Model Context Protocol servers and reusable agent skills, contributing to an enterprise Agent Skills Marketplace with appropriate guardrails.
- Design, build, and support AWS services, including VPC networking, compute, storage, containers such as ECS and EKS, and serverless services such as Lambda.
- Develop Python-based automation, services, and agent skills using Boto3 and AWS Lambda.
- Perform Linux configuration, hardening, and troubleshooting in cloud environments.
- Collaborate with security, platform, and application teams to improve reliability, security, and developer experience, treating the platform as a product.
- Familiarity with agentic AI development patterns and tools; experience with AWS Bedrock or Agent Core and Model Context Protocol is desirable.
- Experience with policy as code tools such as Open Policy Agent, Cedar, or Sentinel, and testing or validating policies is desirable.
- Experience building developer platforms, paved roads, or self-service platform products is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with AWS Cloud Development Kit and CloudFormation is a plus.
- Previous software engineering experience is a bonus.
- Curiosity about agentic AI and active experimentation with AI development tools and frameworks.
About the company
Schroders is a global asset manager with a long history and offices in 27 countries. It manages assets for institutional and retail investors, wealth management clients, and financial institutions, aiming to grow long-term value for clients. How it works: Schroders pools money from clients and invests it across a range of asset classes through its investment teams, producing tailored portfolios and services such as portfolio management, wealth planning, and banking support. How it differentiates itself: it emphasizes aligning its goals with clients’ interests, scales to manage hundreds of billions of pounds in assets, and has a long-standing presence with a widespread global footprint and a focus on responsible corporate citizenship. Its goal is to help investors meet financial objectives by channelling money into the economy and delivering sustainable, long-term performance.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1804
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- H1 2026 adjusted operating profit rose 46% to £459.8 million, proving operating leverage.
- Record AUM reached £867.8 billion on 30 June 2026, aided by markets and FX.
- SOAR’s Irish approval and 2026 active ETF momentum signal continued product innovation and fund launches.
What critics are saying
- Nuveen’s acquisition is expected in Q4 2026, ending Schroders’ independence as an employer.
- H1 2026 net outflows hit £8.3 billion excluding JVs, pressuring future organic growth.
- Benchmark sale, Brazil exit, and Indonesia exit shrink the platform before integration or sale closes.
What makes Schroders unique
- Schroders runs active public-to-private credit products, including 2026 ELTIFs and tokenised money funds.
- Its global brand spans 27 countries, serving institutions, wealth clients, and charities.
- China partnership optionality and J.P. Morgan Kinexys integration give Schroders distribution and infrastructure breadth.
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Company News
Schroders PLC has raised its stake in LendInvest PLC to 13.579557% of the company's shares outstanding, up from 10.039607%. The increase took place on October 13, 2026, and leaves Schroders holding 19,389,167 shares. It notified the company on October 14, 2026. The holding is spread across several Schroders entities, including Schroder Investment Management Limited.
Schroders has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to launch a tokenised share class in a US dollar money market fund. The share class, called Schroders onchain active returns (SOAR), uses J.P. Morgan's Kinexys multi-chain tokenisation system. Investors will be able to use blockchain-based smart contracts to automatically process transactions such as redemptions and transfers. The structure allows the fund to operate outside conventional systems, including enabling direct transfers between clients. Schroders said the technology could enable future applications like collateralisation and round-the-clock treasury management. The Ireland-domiciled fund will be managed by Neil Sutherland, head of US fixed income at Schroders, alongside credit specialists. The launch follows Schroders Capital's introduction of tokenised features to its insurance-linked securities platform earlier this year.
Schroders reported adjusted operating profit of £459.8m for the first half of 2026, up 46% from £316m in the same period last year. Pre-tax profit rose to £396.8m from £196.9m. Assets under management reached a record £867.8bn on 30 June 2026, up from £823.7bn at the end of 2025. The increase reflected market gains, favourable foreign exchange movements and investment performance, partly offset by net outflows of £8.3bn excluding joint ventures and associates. The firm has delivered over 98% of its £150m annualised cost savings target set in March 2025. Schroders announced the sale of Benchmark, its UK financial advice business, and completed exits from Brazil and Indonesia. Shareholders approved Nuveen's acquisition of Schroders with over 99% support. The deal, expected to close in Q4 2026, would create a combined entity managing approximately $2.5tn in assets.
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