Introduction




Company cultures & job summary



Our client is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer with strong hands-on AWS experience to build and lead secure cloud solutions for some of the most sensitive and critical infrastructure in the UK. You'll need a solid background in cloud security, infrastructure-as-code, and container-based deployments. Apply Now !




Working Patterns and location - Fully on site




Key responsibilities



• Build and develop secure, highly available cloud-based solutions as part of an agile delivery team.



• Lead the design of cloud architecture and infrastructure solutions.



• Engage directly with customers to gather and understand their technical requirements.



• Work with support teams to enable management, monitoring and ongoing support of cloud systems.



• Provide third line support to live, deployed cloud-based solutions.



• Line manage and mentor junior engineers, supporting their professional development.



• Automate time-intensive processes to meet security and compliance objectives.



• Implement core infrastructure and security services within AWS to deliver scalable services.




Skills & experience



• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services including compute and managed services.



• Experience in full-stack cloud development using Python, Node.js or similar languages.



• Proven experience delivering Kubernetes or AWS EKS container solutions.



• Experience managing infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.



• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles and compliance in secure environments.



• Experience with cloud migration projects, including planning and execution.



• Experience managing or mentoring junior engineers in a technical environment.



• Familiarity with CI/CD automation, orchestration and continuous deployment practices.




The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:



• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tooling such as Jenkins.



• Experience automating management and maintenance tasks in complex cloud environments.



• Familiarity with micro-service and container-based deployment strategies and zero trust models.



• Experience migrating on-premises solutions to AWS.



• Exposure to other cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform.




Additional benefits

• Annual bonus up to 10%.


• Pension up to 5% Employee/10% Employer.


• Private Medical Cover.


• Dental Insurance.


• Health Assessment.


• Life Assurance.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.




Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.




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