At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and manage secure, scalable AWS cloud environments for innovative projects.
- Company: Leading tech organisation focused on cloud capabilities and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team with exciting career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape the future of cloud technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experience with AWS services and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 47000 - 47000 £ per year.
Are you an AWS expert who thrives on building secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments? We're working with a leading technology organisation that is investing heavily in its cloud capabilities and is looking for an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS) to play a key role in shaping and managing its cloud platform. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, forward-thinking technology team where you'll have real influence on cloud strategy, architecture, automation, and optimisation.
With a mix of project delivery, platform improvement, and operational support, you'll be at the heart of driving cloud innovation across the business.
The Role
As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting AWS infrastructure that underpins critical business services. You'll work closely with internal technology teams to ensure cloud environments remain secure, resilient, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives. This role offers the chance to work on a broad range of cloud initiatives, from infrastructure automation and migration projects to governance, security, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and Lambda.
- Optimise cloud environments for performance, availability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Support cloud migration and transformation projects.
- Implement and maintain cloud governance, security controls, and compliance standards.
- Monitor cloud services and proactively investigate incidents and performance issues.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
- Act as a senior technical escalation point for AWS-related issues.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver robust cloud solutions.
- Evaluate new AWS services and technologies, recommending improvements where appropriate.
About You
You'll be an experienced cloud professional with strong AWS expertise and a passion for delivering high-quality infrastructure solutions.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing AWS environments.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, AWS CLI).
- Good understanding of cloud security, identity management, and compliance best practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Desirable Experience
- Experience with container technologies including Docker, ECS, or EKS.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging platforms.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments and cloud migration initiatives.
- Understanding of ITIL-based service management practices.
- Exposure to AWS cost management and optimisation strategies.
If you're passionate about AWS cloud engineering and want to join a business where your expertise will help shape the future of its cloud platform, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
