[Hiring] AWS DevOps Engineer @Cloud Bridge Tech Recruitment

Role Description

We are looking for an AWS-focused DevOps Engineer who can operate across both cloud operations and platform engineering, working within a customer-aligned model to take ownership of AWS environments while contributing to a wider engineering team.

• Own and evolve AWS-based environments for a defined customer account
• Drive automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code adoption
• Improve security posture, reliability, and scalability
• Work closely with customer teams, developers, and internal specialists

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working across live production environments, while also building and improving the systems that run them.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Operations & Support
  • Provide advanced technical support for AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, etc.)
  • Troubleshoot system, application, and network issues in line with SLAs
  • Monitor platform performance and availability using CloudWatch and observability tooling
  • Contribute to post-incident reviews and continuous improvement
• DevOps & Platform Engineering
  • Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation
  • Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitOps workflows)
  • Support and operate containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
  • Implement deployment strategies and improve release processes
  • Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Cloud Architecture & Engineering
  • Manage AWS environments across multiple accounts, including networking, compute, storage, and databases
  • Support modern AWS architectures including Landing Zones, multi-account strategies, and Transit Gateway
  • Maintain and optimise services such as RDS/Aurora, backups, and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with development teams to ensure scalable and resilient application deployments
• Security & Compliance
  • Embed security best practices across infrastructure and delivery pipelines
  • Implement and manage security tooling (e.g. vulnerability scanning, container/image security)
  • Apply principles such as least privilege, encryption, and secrets management
  • Support compliance and audit requirements where applicable
• Documentation & Continuous Improvement
  • Create and maintain runbooks, knowledge base articles, and technical documentation
  • Identify opportunities for automation and service improvement
  • Contribute to internal tooling, frameworks, and reusable patterns

Qualifications

• Strong experience working with AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
• Solid understanding of containerisation and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure and applications
• Experience with scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
• Understanding of AWS networking concepts (VPC, routing, load balancing)
• Knowledge of security best practices (IAM, encryption, secrets management)
• Experience working in a customer-facing or managed services environment
• Excellent documentation and communication skills

Desirable Skills

• Experience with GitOps tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux)
• Exposure to observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience with multi-account AWS environments / Control Tower
• Familiarity with security tooling (Snyk, Trivy, etc.)
• Exposure to other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. healthcare, finance)
• AWS certifications (Associate, Professional, or Specialty)

Benefits

• 25 Days Paid Time-off
• Birthday Leave
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Flexible Working
• Early Friday Finish (Monthly)
• Company Laptop and Peripherals
• Company Sabbatical Scheme
• Personalised Training & Development Plan
• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Company Events
• Wellbeing support
• Mental Health Champions
• Calm app subscription