Staff Engineer Cloud Foundations

We are looking for a Staff Engineer, Cloud Foundations to lead the technical direction of a multi-cloud foundation that enables every engineering team to build securely, reliably and with clear cost visibility. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of advanced technology and agricultural R&D, partnering with engineers, product leaders and scientific stakeholders on capabilities with real-world impact. Help accelerate the digital capabilities that support more sustainable agriculture and scientific innovation. What You'll Do - Lead and apply deep expertise in multi-cloud architecture (AWS and GCP) to deliver durable, scalable outcomes that support organizational growth. - Lead and apply deep expertise in organization-scale Terraform and infrastructure as code to deliver durable, scalable outcomes. - Lead and apply deep expertise in cloud networking and governance to deliver durable, scalable outcomes. - Lead and apply deep expertise in FinOps instrumentation and cloud economics to deliver durable, scalable outcomes. - Lead and apply deep expertise in AI-assisted engineering with rigorous review to deliver durable, scalable outcomes. - Lead and apply deep expertise in technical leadership without line authority to deliver durable, scalable outcomes. - Collaborate across engineering, product and scientific teams to translate complex needs into practical solutions. - Set a high bar for quality, documentation and thoughtful use of AI-assisted engineering. - Mentor and develop engineering talent by sharing cloud architecture knowledge and best practices across teams. - Establish and enforce cloud security standards, compliance frameworks and governance policies to protect organizational assets. - Drive incident response protocols and reliability improvements to ensure high availability of cloud infrastructure. - Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on cloud design decisions to ensure alignment with organizational standards. **What You Bring** - Demonstrable experience in multi-cloud architecture: AWS and GCP - Demonstrable experience in organisation-scale Terraform and infrastructure as code - Demonstrable experience in cloud networking and governance - Demonstrable experience in FinOps instrumentation and cloud economics - Demonstrable experience in AI-assisted engineering with rigorous review - Demonstrable experience in technical leadership without line authority - Demonstrable experience in platform-as-product mindset - Demonstrable experience in stakeholder management with hyperscalers - Demonstrable experience in cloud security standards, compliance frameworks and governance policy development - Demonstrable experience in incident response protocols and reliability engineering - Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders - Proven ability to conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on cloud design decisions - Fluent English, written and spoken - AWS or GCP Certification **Bonus Points** - Experience in agriculture, life sciences, scientific computing or a regulated enterprise environment - Experience building platforms, products or services used by multiple internal teams - Experience working in distributed, international engineering organisations - Experience in cost optimisation and cloud economics management - Experience mentoring and developing engineering talent in cloud architecture practices