AWS Platform Engineer — Automation & Cloud

Genomics England; Greater London, Cambridge, Leeds; Hybride; GBP 66 000 - 81 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous Leave

Pension & Financial

Learning & Development

Recognition & Rewards

Health & Wellbeing

Résumé du poste

Genomics England is seeking a Core Level Platform Engineer to design, build and optimise its AWS cloud platform using modern automation and IaC. This role sits in our high impact Cloud Platform Team within our Scalable Tech business service; the team currently consists of 6 to 7 Cloud Platform Engineers and forms part of our Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE).

Engineers in the CCoE drive end-to-end delivery of platform improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer or similar role within a DevOps environment.
• A minimum of 2 years' commercial experience with AWS. Certifications advantageous.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Desirable experience in a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE).
• Understanding of cloud governance principles, including cost optimisation, tagging strategies, and security best practices in multi-account AWS environments.
• Interest in enabling and mentoring application teams in cloud best practices, promoting a self-service model while maintaining architectural and operational standards.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitLab CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting, including Python, alongside Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to automate deployments, optimise infrastructure and support CI/CD pipelines.
• AWS, Terraform or automation certifications welcomed.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with a supportive DevOps team to drive automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Provide in-hours support to fellow Platform Engineers with day-to-day changes to our codebase.
• Develop and maintain Engineering Golden Path templates and contribute to engineering enablement across the wider organisation.
• Own and enhance cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Develop, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, alongside Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate deployments and reduce manual effort.
• Contribute to the development and enforcement of cloud governance frameworks, including security, cost management, and compliance policies across teams.
• Support the wider organisation in cloud adoption by building reusable platform components, templates, and standards that accelerate application team delivery while maintaining platform consistency.
• Proactively monitor system performance, identify potential issues, and introduce automation for resilience.
• Troubleshoot and debug platform issues, ensuring seamless operations and minimal downtime.
• Influence engineering decisions in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives.

Connaissances

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

DevOps

Cloud governance

Mentoring

Formation

Computer Science or Engineering degree

Outils

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Description du poste

Genomics England is seeking a Core Level Platform Engineer to design, build and optimise its AWS cloud platform using modern automation and IaC. This role sits in our high impact Cloud Platform Team within our Scalable Tech business service; the team currently consists of 6 to 7 Cloud Platform Engineers and forms part of our Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE).

Engineers in the CCoE drive end-to-end delivery of platform improvements.