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Retained Recruitment for Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud and infrastructure professionals build the foundations that everything else in a technology organisation runs on. As organisations migrate, modernise, and scale on cloud platforms, the demand for skilled cloud engineers, architects, and reliability professionals has far outpaced supply.

Retained Only 4 Roles Covered 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee
★★★★★

"We needed a cloud architect who could design our entire AWS infrastructure migration. TFS found us someone who had done exactly that at a comparable organisation. The migration was flawless."

— Amanda T., Director of Infrastructure · CoreStream Technologies

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380+Technology Placements
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96%1-Year Retention
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Roles We Place

Every Cloud & Infrastructure Role — Placed Through Retained Search

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Cloud Architect

Cloud Architects design the cloud infrastructure strategy and technical architecture for organisations migrating, modernising, or scaling on cloud platforms.

AWS ArchitectAzure Architect
$150,000 – $230,000 View Role →

Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineers apply software engineering principles to infrastructure operations — building the reliability, observability, and scalability of production systems.

SREReliability Engineer
$140,000 – $210,000 View Role →

Kubernetes / Container Platform Engineer

Kubernetes Engineers build and manage container orchestration platforms — the infrastructure layer that modern cloud-native applications run on.

Kubernetes EngineerContainer Platform Engineer
$130,000 – $195,000 View Role →

Database Administrator

Database Administrators manage the databases that power an organisation's applications — ensuring performance, reliability, security, and availability.

DBASenior DBA
$90,000 – $155,000 View Role →
The Hiring Challenge

Why Cloud & Infrastructure Hiring Requires Passive Candidate Outreach

Cloud engineers with hands-on multi-cloud experience and a track record of building production-scale infrastructure are among the most competitive candidates in all of technology. The best candidates in this space have multiple conversations happening simultaneously and make decisions quickly.

Our retained model means one dedicated recruiter who genuinely knows this space works your role from brief to offer — conducting targeted outreach to professionals who are currently succeeding in comparable positions and open to the right opportunity.

  • Technology-specialist recruiter with genuine sector knowledge
  • Passive candidate outreach into specialist professional networks
  • Technical pre-screening before any presentation to your team
  • Real-time compensation benchmarking included
  • 21–35 day average placement timeline
  • 90-day replacement guarantee on every placement
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At a Glance

4Distinct roles actively recruited
21–35 daysAverage placement timeline
96%One-year retention rate
90-dayReplacement guarantee
★★★★★

"We needed a cloud architect who could design our entire AWS infrastructure migration. TFS found us someone who had done exactly that at a comparable organisation. The migration was flawless."

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Amanda T.
Director of Infrastructure · CoreStream Technologies
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Quick Reference

All Cloud & Infrastructure Roles We Place

Cloud ArchitectSite Reliability EngineerKubernetes / Container Platform EngineerDatabase Administrator

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Every Week Your Cloud & Infrastructure Role Goes Unfilled Has a Compounding Cost.

Retained recruitment gets a pre-screened shortlist in front of you within 21–35 days. Start with a free 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Cloud & Infrastructure Recruitment — FAQ

We place Cloud Architect, Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes / Container Platform Engineer, Database Administrator, and more. Our focus is individual contributors through director level — professionals who do the work and lead the people doing the work.
Most cloud & infrastructure placements are completed within 21 to 35 business days. Highly specialised roles may take toward the longer end of that range. We provide a realistic estimate at the start and weekly written updates throughout.
Cloud engineers with hands-on multi-cloud experience and a track record of building production-scale infrastructure are among the most competitive candidates in all of technology. The best candidates in this space have multiple conversations happening simultaneously and make decisions quickly. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach into specialist networks, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely meet your brief.
Yes — every retained engagement includes real-time market compensation analysis tailored to your geography, organisation size, and specific role requirements. This is included at no additional cost and ensures your offer is competitive before the first candidate conversation.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
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