At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build cloud-native solutions on AWS for a cutting-edge GenAI platform.
- Company: Join Instil, an award-winning tech company with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and extensive health benefits.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team that values your growth and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Shape the future of AI-driven products while enhancing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with AWS, cloud-native applications, and modern web technologies like React and Python.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We're looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer to join a team building and scaling a modern, enterprise-grade GenAI platform. This role is centred around designing, building and operating cloud-native solutions on AWS, while working closely with the application layer across both frontend and backend services. You'll collaborate with software engineers to ensure applications built with React, TypeScript and Python are secure, scalable, observable and production-ready. You'll play a key role in shaping cloud architecture, automating infrastructure, improving developer experience, and ensuring systems can reliably support AI-driven products at scale.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure on AWS
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK
- Build and support scalable, secure and resilient application platforms
- Work closely with engineers developing applications in React, TypeScript and Python
- Support the deployment and operation of frontend and backend services
- Design and manage containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery workflows
- Implement monitoring, logging, tracing and observability best practices
- Optimise cloud environments for performance, reliability and cost efficiency
- Support incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Apply cloud security best practices and governance controls
- Contribute to platform automation and developer self-service capabilities
- Help define cloud architecture standards and operational best practices
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
- Experience designing and operating cloud-native applications and infrastructure
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK)
- Strong understanding of AWS services including IAM, VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS and S3
- Experience supporting modern web applications built with React and TypeScript
- Experience working with backend services developed in Python
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of observability, monitoring and logging practices
- Experience troubleshooting issues across both cloud infrastructure and application layers
- Knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Nice to Have
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer or SysOps)
- Software engineering experience in Python
- Experience developing frontend applications using React and TypeScript
- Experience with GraphQL and REST APIs
- Experience running production workloads on EKS
- Experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda
- Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana or New Relic
- Exposure to distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- Experience working within consulting or client-facing environments
- Familiarity with GenAI, machine learning or data platforms
Please note: We offer flexible hybrid working, but candidates should be based in Northern Ireland and able to attend our Belfast office when required.
AWS Cloud Engineer employer: Instil
Instil is an excellent employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of Belfast. With flexible hybrid working options and a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills in automation and CI/CD while contributing to impactful projects. Join us to be part of a team that values quality and continuous improvement, making your work both meaningful and rewarding.
