AWS Cloud Engineer

Lightfoot; Exeter; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Christmas closure

Birthday day off

Life assurance

Health and dental cash plans

Pension scheme

Job summary

Lightfoot in Exeter is recruiting an AWS Cloud Engineer to design, develop and maintain real-time telematics applications using Python.

You will build cloud-native solutions with AWS services, dockerize and orchestrate with Kubernetes, and collaborate across data engineers, DevOps and product teams in a hybrid role with two office days per week. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience designing and developing cloud-native apps on AWS.
• Expert-level Python development skills.
• Proven ability to design scalable, highly available software solutions.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Helm for container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, real-time telematics applications using Python.
• Optimise applications for low latency and high throughput to process large-scale vehicle data.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS, Aurora).
• Build and deploy containerised apps with Docker and Kubernetes; implement serverless where appropriate.
• Collaborate with data engineers, DevOps and product teams; participate in code reviews and Agile ceremonies.

Skills

AWS

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

TDD

ETL

Agile/Jira

Java

C++

Azure

Azure Data Factory

Tools

Git

Jira

CloudWatch

X-Ray

Helm

Serverless

Job description

Salary: £26,000 - 66,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience designing and developing cloud-native applications within AWS.
• Excellent knowledge of AWS services including S3, Lambda, EC2, ECS, SQS and Amazon Aurora.
• Expert-level Python development skills.
• Proven experience designing and building highly available, scalable and resilient software solutions.
• Strong experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience with Git, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD practices.
• Good understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and software testing best practices.
• Experience designing and implementing ETL processes, both within and outside AWS.
• Desirable: experience working within Agile teams using Jira.
• Desirable: knowledge of Java and/or C++.
• Desirable: experience with Microsoft Azure data services, including Azure Data Factory (ADF).

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, real-time telematics applications using Python.
• Optimise applications for low latency and high throughput to efficiently process large-scale vehicle data.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS and Amazon Aurora.
• Build and deploy containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes, implementing serverless architectures where appropriate.
• Apply best practices for secure data transmission and storage, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Monitor application health and performance using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray and other monitoring tools, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with data engineers, DevOps and product teams to deliver solutions that meet business and customer requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions and Agile ceremonies to promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Lambda
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• DevOps
• Docker
• EC2
• ETL
• Git
• Helm
• Support
• JIRA
• Java
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Serverless
• TDD
• Security

More:

We are hiring an AWS Cloud Engineer for a hybrid role based at our Exeter office, with two office days per week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, as part of a talented team focused on the evolution of our cloud architecture. We are developing, modernising and optimising high-performance systems and cloud-native applications that process large volumes of real-time telematics data. You will work alongside software engineers, data engineers, DevOps and product teams, contributing to secure, resilient solutions built to the highest engineering standards. We offer a competitive salary and benefits including 25 days annual leave, Christmas closure, a birthday day off, life assurance, health and dental cash plans, and a pension scheme, along with more support for our colleagues. We value a customer-focused, proactive, detail-oriented approach and encourage our team to care, deliver and innovate.