AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Radius Payment Solutions; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Bonus potential

Employee fuel card scheme

Electric Vehicle scheme

Employee assistance programme

Wellness and healthcare assistance via

Cycle to work scheme

Free breakfast daily in the office

Free onsite gym access

Job summary

Radius Payment Solutions is seeking an hands-on Infrastructure Engineer to own and evolve our AWS-based platforms. You will work across compute, storage, databases and serverless services, building automation with Terraform and CloudFormation, and collaborating with DevOps and security teams to improve reliability, security and cost efficiency.

The role is based near Crewe, Cheshire with hybrid flexibility (minimum 3 days in the office).

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering AWS infrastructure, including EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS and Lambda.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash or similar, alongside strong Linux administration skills.
• Experience with containers, Docker and Kubernetes (Amazon EKS).
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, including IAM and least-privilege access.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and availability issues, with incident/change management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and improve AWS infrastructure across compute, storage, database and serverless services.
• Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Develop automation to simplify provisioning, configuration, patching, scaling and platform management.
• Support cloud networking including VPCs, routing, security groups, DNS and load balancing.
• Support containerised environments using Kubernetes, Amazon EKS and Docker.
• Develop monitoring, alerting and observability capabilities to improve reliability and performance.
• Partner with development, DevOps and cyber security teams to deliver resilient cloud services.
• Support cloud security, vulnerability remediation, capacity planning and cost management activities.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure incidents and contribute to problem/change/operational processes.

Skills

AWS infrastructure

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

IAM

Cloud security

Incident management

Automation

Cost management

FinOps

Education

Degree in IT/Engineering (min 2:2)

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering role with AWS at its core. You'll work across cloud platforms, networking, automation, security and observability, ensuring our environments remain secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective.

You could be ideally suited if you're someone with a strong infrastructure background, who enjoys owning cloud platforms, solving complex technical challenges and driving continuous improvement across AWS environments.

This role is based alongside the team in Crewe, Cheshire with hybrid flexibility available (minimum 3 days per week in the office).

Please note: Unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position. This includes being unable to offer longer-term visa support to applicants who hold a student or graduate visa.

What you’ll be doing

• Operating, maintaining and improving AWS infrastructure across compute, storage, database and serverless services.
• Building and managing infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Developing automation to simplify provisioning, configuration, patching, scaling and ongoing platform management.
• Supporting cloud networking, including VPCs, routing, security groups, DNS and load balancing.
• Supporting containerised environments using Kubernetes, Amazon EKS and Docker.
• Developing monitoring, alerting and observability capabilities to improve reliability and performance.
• Partnering with development, DevOps and cyber security teams to deliver resilient cloud services.
• Supporting cloud security, vulnerability remediation, capacity planning and cost management activities.
• Troubleshooting infrastructure incidents and contributing to problem, change and operational management processes.
• Our global DEI networks champion LGBTQ+ inclusion, cultural diversity, women's empowerment and mental health, neurodiversity and disability support.

We also offer

• Global Female Health Policy & Female Health Champions
• Pregnancy Loss and Fertility Treatment Policies
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer (UK)
• Women-focused gym & female health events
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 2)
• Race at Work Charter signatory
• Proud sponsor of Crewe Pride (5 years running) and Cheshire Pride Awards Corporate Supporter 2025
• Community network driving charity and volunteering initiatives, with 8 consecutive years of participation in the UK Challenge.
• Give as you earn scheme (payroll giving) and match funding

Educated to degree level with a minimum 2:2 (Lower Second Class Honours)

• Hands‑on experience administering AWS infrastructure, including services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS and Lambda.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash or similar technologies, alongside strong Linux administration skills.
• Experience working with containers, preferably Docker, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, including IAM, least‑privilege access, encryption and vulnerability management.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and availability issues, with knowledge of incident, change and problem management.

Desirable

• Experience integrating Infrastructure as Code into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
• Experience working within ITIL, ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus environments.

What you can expect from us

Meaningful work

You’ll be an important contributor to the IT operations that run our entire global business.

A standout workspace

Based in our offices in Crewe, you'll enjoy modern, collaborative workspaces, complete with café and onsite gym.

Career development

Your impact on Radius will be rewarded with the opportunity to progress your career in many directions.

Rewards and benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you'll have access to a reward and benefits package which includes:

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Bonus potential
• Employee fuel card scheme
• Electric Vehicle scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Wellness and healthcare assistance via '' by Unum
• Cycle to work' scheme
• Free breakfast daily in the office
• Free onsite gym access

About Radius

Driving business forward

Radius offers fuel cards, telematics, vehicle leasing, EV charge points, telecoms and more to businesses globally.

Established in 1990, we’re trusted by over 470,000 businesses to help them grow and become more productive.

With over 3000 colleagues across 5 continents, our people are critical to our success as we develop new innovative products across a growing range of businesses.

Our values

• Driven - We are ambitious and tenacious. We constantly strive for more, we look to the future, and we are already working on what's next.
• Agile - We are quick to adapt to change. We stay ahead of market trends and create solutions for the future.
• Innovative - The status quo is there to be challenged. We are passionate about pushing boundaries and always think bigger.
• Inclusive - We know the value of our customers, partners, suppliers and colleagues. We encourage inclusivity and work collaboratively.

Radius is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage of the process, please let us know, and we will do our best to support you.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.