AWS Platform Engineer

Job Title: AWS Platform Engineer

Location: Remote (UK-based), occasional visits to Leeds

Salary: £60,000-75,000 per annum (DOE)

Why Apply?

Take the next step in your career with a leading organisation at the forefront of cloud technology. As an AWS Platform Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and optimising a cutting-edge cloud platform. You'll have the opportunity to work with an experienced team, using the latest cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices to deliver high-impact software solutions.

Job Title Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design and optimise cloud-native infrastructure in AWS, ensuring best practices align with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Automation & CI/CD: Enhance automated deployment pipelines to ensure fast, reliable, and repeatable application delivery.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices and ensure compliance with ISO27001:2022 and internal governance standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure system reliability and improve incident response.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work with engineers, product managers, and QA teams to optimise deployments and continuously improve the platform.
• Incident Management: Troubleshoot platform issues, conduct root cause analysis, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Software Development: Contribute to application enhancements and resolve software-related issues. Write and maintain scalable, high-quality code primarily in Java (Spring Boot) and Python.

Job Title Requirements

Must have:

• Expertise in containerised applications (Kubernetes, EKS) and serverless architecture in AWS.
• Proficient in using Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Familiarity with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, and RDS.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices, IAM policies, and networking.
• Experience with observability tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.

Preferred:

• Experience mentoring junior team members and promoting DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with multi-cloud environments (e.g., GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of database performance optimisation.
• Knowledge of AWS Cognito

What's in it for me?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• 10% bonus
• Flexible remote working options.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Exposure to innovative cloud technologies.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.