Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Junior) in Penarth

Job Description

Cloud Infrastructure Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and support of the organization\’s enterprise AWS cloud environment.

This role ensures high availability, reliability, performance, security, and compliance of cloud infrastructure while driving automation and continuous improvement.

Key ResponsibilitiesCloud Operations & Infrastructure Management

Manage, configure, and maintain AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, and related components.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and changes using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).

Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Monitoring, Performance & Incident Management

Implement and manage monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus).

Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure incidents and service requests.

Perform root cause analysis and support after-hours activities when required.

Security & Compliance

Enforce AWS security best practices including IAM, Security Groups, NACLs, and Security Hub.

Conduct regular log reviews, account reviews, and vulnerability assessments.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS).

Automation & Continuous Improvement

Automate operational tasks using scripts, tools, and CI/CD pipelines.

Drive improvements in cloud operations, monitoring, and deployment processes.

Stay current with AWS services and cloud best practices.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

Maintain clear documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

Build and manage a knowledge base for common issues and resolutions.

Provide guidance and support to internal teams on AWS operations.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and operations

Experience with IaC, monitoring tools, and automation scripting

Solid understanding of cloud security, compliance, and incident management

Ability to work in a 24/7 operational support environment when needed

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