AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer in Birmingham

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human‑centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies – in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, DevOps, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences – to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents.

About the role

We’re looking for an Associate Cloud DevOps Engineer to support the design, automation, and operation of our cloud runtime platforms. You’ll contribute to infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD, observability, and reliability efforts while learning from senior engineers and collaborating with application teams, Tech Risk, and vendor platforms.

What you will do

• Support the design and operation of AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda/ECS/EKS) using CloudFormation and AWS CDK.
• Assist in CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance (GitLab CI/Jenkins/GitHub Actions/AWS Code Pipeline).
• Contribute to observability efforts including metrics, logs, traces, and alerting systems.
• Participate in incident response and post‑incident reviews; help reduce MTTR through automation.
• Automate operational tasks using TypeScript and scripting languages; codify ops playbooks.
• Help implement security controls including secrets management, network segmentation, and firewall policies.
• Collaborate on cost optimization strategies and performance tuning.
• Learn and apply best practices across Dev, Runtime, and vendor teams.
• Support Kafka–based eventing and MongoDB–backed services as needed.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years’ experience in DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering with production AWS experience.
• Experience with CloudFormation and AWS CDK; solid Linux fundamentals and shell scripting.
• CI/CD pipeline exposure (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Code Pipeline).
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, EKS/ECS); understanding of progressive delivery.
• Proficiency in TypeScript for automation.
• Solid understanding of networking and security (VPCs, routing, security groups, firewalls).
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally.
• AWS certification preferred (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect).

Preferred qualifications

• GitOps (Argo CD/Flux) and service mesh fundamentals; APM/RUM (Dynatrace/New Relic).
• Operating Kafka and MongoDB in production; experience with microservices & distributed systems.
• Experience in regulated environments (financial services), with audit and control practices.
• PagerDuty administration and on‑call program exposure; cost governance/FinOps familiarity.
• Proficiency in Python (or Bash/Go) for automation.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk/ELK, Datadog) and alerting practices.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the three regions in which it operates: USA (for the fourth time in 2023), India (seven consecutive certifications as of 2023), and the UK.

Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Our Perks and Benefits

Our benefits and rewards program has been thoughtfully designed to recognize your skills and contributions, elevate your learning/upskilling experience and provide care and support for you and your loved ones. As an Apexer, you get continuous skill‑based development, opportunities for career advancement, and access to comprehensive health and well‑being benefits and assistance.

We also offer:

• 25 days holiday + Statutory bank holidays, with the option to carry forward or \’cash‑in\’ 5 days each year
• Access to YuLife wellness platform, subscription to Meditopia App, premium subscription to Fiit, life coaching & emotional wellbeing sessions, 24 / 7 virtual GP Access, Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance & Income protection
• Enhanced Maternity Pay & Paternity Pay
• Cycle to work scheme.
• A Tech Scheme which lets you choose from over 5000 tech products at up to a 12% discount.
• Free unlimited Udemy account for every employee to support their continuous learning and improvement.
• Support in obtaining relevant certifications.