Cloud Engineering Lead

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.  We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.  We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: Responsible for leading the Cloud Automation Engineering function. Primary focus will be leading a team of other engineers in designing and implementing automation solutions to improve customer experience and increase productivity in our cloud estates. Responsible for maintaining and delivering automation solutions through infrastructure as code, ensuring security best practice, evangelising automation practice and tools, and supporting customer needs, both internal and external. What you'll be doing: Identify opportunities for improvement and automation of operations Design, build, test and implement use cases to drive automation adoption and improve operational efficiency Work closely with the IT Operations team to develop automated incident detection and response mechanisms. Implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems to quickly respond to and resolve critical issues, minimizing downtime and service disruptions Responsible for driving CSI initiatives to improve operations (processes/tools) working with various stakeholders Responsible for providing feedback at various levels of seniority, including reporting on service level improvement and cost savings through automation practice. Responsible for creation of centralised modules for re-use to support customer and internal needs in delivering automation Responsible for leading design and implementation of automation tooling and scripting for other internal teams to solve challenges in implementation, reporting, compliance and governance. Responsible for setting technical direction and guiding the development of members of the Automation Engineering team Acts as reporting line for members of the Automation Engineering team. Ensure that automation solutions adhere to security best practices and compliance standards. Implement access controls, data encryption, and secure APIs to protect sensitive information Maintain detailed documentation of automation code, practice, processes, and system changes. Generate regular reports on system performance, incident trends, and resource utilization to support decision-maki...