At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and operate AWS infrastructure, automate workflows, and improve deployment processes.
- Company: Join Altium, a global leader in electronics innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, great benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the future of electronics development with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in DevOps, strong AWS and Terraform skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Cloud Dev Ops Engineer (AWS, Terraform, K8s, Automation) Job Description
About the Role
We are hiring a Cloud Dev Ops Engineer to build and operate our AWS infrastructure, improve deployment workflows, and automate day-to-day operations.
This role is hands-on, focused on AWS, Terraform, K8s, and automation.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain AWS infrastructure for production and non-production environments.
- Develop and own Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Operate and support K8s (EKS) workloads: deployments, scaling, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and release automation (Jenkins/Git Lab CI).
- Implement automation and tooling in Python / Go / Bash / Power Shell to reduce manual work.
- Improve monitoring and alerting for AWS and K8s (Prometheus/New Relic).
- Participate in on-call rotation and drive operational improvements after incidents.
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of hands-on Dev Ops / Cloud Infrastructure experience.
- Strong AWS experience, including core services: EC2, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Route 53, VPC networking.
- Strong Terraform experience.
- Strong knowledge of K8s fundamentals (networking, workloads, ingress, scaling, troubleshooting).
- Experience with CI/CD systems: Jenkins / Git Lab CI (or equivalent).
- Solid Linux skills; Windows experience is a plus.
- Ability to write and maintain automation scripts/tools (Python/Go/Bash/Power Shell).
- Understanding of SDLC and microservices deployment patterns.
- Nice to Have
- AWS CDK (Type Script/Python)/Cloud Formation.
- Jenkins.
- Experience with Lambda, Open Search, Redis, AMQ, My SQL, FSx.
- Strong AWS networking/security experience (Transit Gateway, VPC peering, routing, SG/NACL).
- AD/DNS/domain fundamentals.
- Additional Information
Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation.
We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.
From startups to world's technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.
At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.
We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary.
More information will be provided during the hiring process.
- Video Url https://youtu. be/k-zs4t B6n Nc
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Remote
- Location
- Cambridge
- Requisition ID
- 20020466_2026-07-02
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Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, K8s, Automation) in Cambridge employer: GCA Altium
Altium Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration in the fast-paced field of cloud and app security. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to make a significant impact on the security of the Altium 365 platform. Located in a vibrant tech hub, Altium fosters a culture of creativity and growth, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
