At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain efficient AWS solutions while optimising cloud resources.
- Company: Join JR UK, a forward-thinking tech company in Bolton.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make an impact in cloud engineering and enhance your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in platform engineering and strong AWS knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Company: JR UK (Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom)
Client / Employer: LSA Recruit
Posted: 23.05.2026
Job Information:
- Location: London, UK (weekly 3 days onsite)
- Job reference: 340820115877737267237342
- Job type: Permanent
- Note: Need Active SC Clearance Candidates
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable platform solutions, including monitoring, managing, and optimising cloud-based (AWS) resources.
- Feed engineering insight and experience into the wider Strategy and Architecture team to identify opportunities to improve engineering across the organisation.
- Document all procedures and policies for maintaining and improving system infrastructure.
- Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines) for efficient and secure deployment and operations, while also working with development teams to facilitate deployment and operation of systems.
Skills Required Minimum:
- Experience as a Senior Platform Engineer with a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application.
- Experience with scripting and pipeline automation (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Strong understanding of cloud services (AWS) and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Experience working closely with development and infrastructure teams to understand requirements and implement solutions.
- Adept at leveraging automation to improve development processes and optimise software delivery.
- Ability to cooperate closely with both engineers and product teams, including designers, product managers, and analysts.
- Hands-on CloudFormation scripting, troubleshooting and debugging.
- Working knowledge of Chef, scripting and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Python scripting and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Jenkins pipelines (multibranch), deployments, Groovy scripting.
- Experience with Linux commands and knowledge of troubleshooting web services.
- Experience with AWS services – EC2, NLB, API Gateway, ASG.
AWS Devops Engineer employer: Lsa Recruitment
At JR UK, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, our team enjoys the unique advantage of a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility with three days onsite in London each week. We are committed to employee growth, providing ample opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement in the rapidly evolving field of cloud technology.
We think you need these skills to ace AWS Devops Engineer
AWS
CloudFormation
Terraform
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Docker
Kubernetes
