Senior AWS Engineer in Coventry

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

Here at Severn Trent, we’re always looking to be at the cutting edge of technology. This is why we’re looking for a Senior AWS Engineer to play a key role in shaping our multi-cloud future. If you are passionate about building secure, scalable cloud solutions, this will be the role for you.

In this role, you’ll design, deploy, and manage AWS environments while supporting our transition to a multi-cloud architecture alongside our Azure-skilled team. You’ll be at the forefront of innovation, ensuring our cloud platforms are robust, cost-effective, and secure.

• AWS Landing Zone & Governance: Build scalable, secure AWS solutions and manage account structures, security baselines, and networking.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate resource provisioning using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Multi-Cloud Integration: Design hybrid connectivity between AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments, including identity federation.
• Security & Compliance: Apply best practices for IAM, encryption, and unified monitoring across AWS and Azure.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Use tools like CloudWatch, AWS Config, and CloudTrail to optimize performance and costs.
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Resolve cloud infrastructure issues and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaboration: Work closely with networking, security, and application teams for seamless deployments.

You’ll be based at our Severn Trent Centre head office in Coventry. You’ll work within our Hosting Services team of 14. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week, working Monday to Friday with some on-call working.

You’ll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you’ll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported when you need it.

We’re looking for hands-on AWS experience in design, deployment, and management to lead from the front in this exciting new project. Your familiarity with multi-cloud strategies (Azure exposure is a plus) will be a real bonus, as will a strong understanding of security, automation, and cloud best practices.

Other skills we’ll look for you to have are:

• AWS Core Services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudWatch.
• Networking: VPC design, VPN, Direct Connect, DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls.
• Automation: Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines.
• Security: AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, IAM policies, encryption, audits, regulatory compliance.
• Multi-Cloud Exposure: Azure fundamentals (Resource Groups, Entra ID, VNets, ExpressRoute, VPN, Monitor etc).
• Scripting: Terraform, Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences, and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

It’s not just a job; it’s a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you’ll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225, which is subject to eligibility)
• Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Two paid volunteering days per year

We can’t wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We’ll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.