Cloud Engineer - AWS | Python

hireful; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Remote/hybrid options

Job summary

hireful is seeking an AWS Cloud & Python Engineer to bridge application development and cloud infrastructure in a growing UK-based team. You will own the full lifecycle of data transformation apps, from writing clean Python to designing scalable AWS architectures, in a remote or hybrid setup from the Southwest region.

You will work with an established cloud engineering team on high-performance data solutions, deployment of serverless and containerised workloads, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Proven Python development experience.
• Hands-on AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
• Experience with real-time data transformation and high-volume data streams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Python apps for real-time decisions and large-scale data transformation.
• Provision and scale secure AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
• Architect cost-efficient, low-latency, high-throughput solutions.
• Deploy serverless and container workloads across Lambda, ECS, EC2, SQS, S3, RDS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
• Set up CloudWatch and X-Ray monitoring to keep systems running smoothly.

Skills

Python development

AWS cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD practices

Git

Tools

S3

Lambda

ECS

SQS

RDS

EC2

Terraform

CloudWatch

X-Ray

Docker

Job description

We are looking for a skilled AWS Cloud & Python Engineer to bridge the gap between application development and cloud infrastructure for a technically led growing UK-based company. You'll own the full lifecycle of data transformation applications, from writing clean, efficient Python code to designing the AWS architecture that runs it, working closely with an established cloud engineering team on scalable, high-performance data solutions.Location: remote (UK) or hybrid from the Southwest based head office (Bristol, Bath, Exeter area) Salary: £70,000 basic plus an extensive benefits package. Office visits roughly every two to three weeks (2 days, probably?) for those based further afield - we can talk about this.

What you'll be doing

• Design, build and maintain Python applications for real-time decision making and large-scale data transformation
• Provision and scale secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform
• Architect cost-efficient, low-latency, high-throughput solutions without compromising reliability
• Deploy serverless and containerised workloads across Lambda, ECS, EC2, SQS, S3 and RDS
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, builds and deployments
• Set up monitoring and logging with CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray to keep systems running smoothly

What you need to bring

• A strong background combining core Python development with hands‑on AWS infrastructure work
• Hands‑on experience with S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS, RDS and EC2
• Proven experience deploying environments with Terraform
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration such as ECS
• Familiarity with data transformation strategies, high-volume data streams, and solid Git and CI/CD practices (desirable)

Why you'll love this job

Genuine end-to-end ownership, from writing the code to designing the infrastructure it runs on

The flexibility to work remotely or hybrid, with just occasional visits to a collaborative Southwest UK-based team

The chance to work with the latest AWS technologies on complex, large-scale data challenges, where you can see your work...err, work, in the real world!

If you want to solve complex problems and desire genuine ownership over both the code and the cloud it runs on (not to mention, joining a super-awesome team) we'd love to hear from you!