Hire cloud engineers
AWS, Azure and GCP estates designed to be debuggable, auditable and cheaper than they are now.
- Indicative rate
- $38–52/hour
- Shortlist
- 3 CVs in 48 hours
- Overlap
- 4–8 hours daily, contracted
- We accept
- 1 engineer in 12
What this engineer does
Cloud work splits into three jobs that are rarely the same person: getting there, keeping it secure, and stopping it costing more every quarter. We screen against the one you are actually opening the role for, because a migration specialist and a FinOps-minded operator are different hires with the same job title.
The group is an AWS Advanced Partner and the people we place are the people our sister company has already trusted with its own clients' accounts. On Azure and GCP the bench is smaller and we will tell you so rather than stretch a CV to fit.
Briefs we see most often
- A migration to AWS, Azure or GCP with a date attached
- A cloud bill growing faster than the traffic behind it
- Multi-account structure, landing zones and IAM that an auditor will accept
- Network and security design — VPCs, private connectivity, secrets, key management
- A single-region estate that now needs to survive a region going down
Rates across markets
What this costs, wherever you are buying from
| Experience | United States | United Kingdom | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| build2–4 years | $20–28/hour$3,200–4,480/month | £150–210/day£3,000–4,200/month | A$28–38/hourA$4,480–6,080/month | AED 95–135/hourAED 15,200–21,600/month | C$30–40/hourC$4,800–6,400/month |
| senior5–8 years | $28–38/hour$4,480–6,080/month | £210–300/day£4,200–6,000/month | A$38–52/hourA$6,080–8,320/month | AED 135–185/hourAED 21,600–29,600/month | C$40–54/hourC$6,400–8,640/month |
| lead9+ years, or tech lead | $38–52/hour$6,080–8,320/month | £300–450/day£6,000–9,000/month | A$52–70/hourA$8,320–11,200/month | AED 185–250/hourAED 29,600–40,000/month | C$54–72/hourC$8,640–11,520/month |
All-inclusive and indicative, shown so you can compare us against a local hire. Monthly figures assume 160 hours a month and the same for the day-rate markets, so the two always reconcile. Engagements are contracted as a monthly capacity fee or a fixed-scope deliverable, with our own delivery lead accountable for the outcome — see engagement models. There is no setup fee, no recruitment fee and no management surcharge.
Questions
Hiring cloud engineers
- How much does it cost to hire cloud engineers in India?
- $38–52/hour all-inclusive through Skydream Digital, which is $6,080–8,320/month for a full-time engineer at 160 hours a month. That covers salary, employer costs, equipment, security tooling and management — there is no setup fee, recruitment fee or management surcharge on top. UK buyers pay £300–450/day, Australian buyers A$52–70/hour and UAE buyers AED 185–250/hour.
- AWS, Azure or GCP?
- AWS is where the group's depth is, and where our sister company holds Advanced Partner status. We staff Azure and GCP too, from a smaller bench, and we will be straight with you about which of the three you are getting the strongest candidate in.
- Cloud engineer or DevOps engineer?
- A cloud engineer owns the estate — accounts, networking, identity, cost. A DevOps engineer owns the path from commit to production. Small teams often need one person who does both, and we will shortlist for that rather than selling you two seats.
- Can they reduce our bill?
- Usually, and we report the saving monthly against the engagement cost so you can see whether the seat pays for itself. What we will not do is quote a percentage before anyone has looked at your account.
Brief us on your cloud engineer role
One page is enough: the stack, the seniority, the first month of work and the hours you need covered. Three shortlisted CVs come back within 48 hours, with the rate band and notice period attached.