Cloud & Platform Engineer

Boost Talent; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Modern Leeds city centre office

Exposure to varied technology stack

Job summary

Boost Talent is seeking a Cloud & Platform Engineer in Leeds to shape, operate and optimise AWS infrastructure for our SaaS/data solutions. You’ll own automation, reliability and security, collaborating with developers and product specialists.

Join a hands-on team in a hybrid Leeds-based role, with clear visibility and impact on platform direction and delivery. You’ll influence cloud decisions while growing technical capabilities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS cloud platforms and services.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible and Packer.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python and Bash.
• Understanding of networking, security and identity management, including AWS IAM, VPC, EC2, ECS, Docker.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain and improve cloud infrastructure hosted within AWS.
• Support the design and implementation of new platform capabilities, products and features.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure changes through CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain and enhance serverless applications and supporting infrastructure.
• Monitor platform performance, reliability and cloud spend, identifying opportunities for optimisation.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing and restoration activities.
• Investigate production issues, identify root causes and implement long-term improvements.
• Work closely with stakeholders to deliver robust and secure solutions

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Python

Bash

AWS IAM

VPC

EC2

ECS

Docker

Git / GitLab / CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Python

Bash

Job description

City / State Leeds - 2 Days a week onsite

Country United Kingdom

We're working with an ambitious and growing technology business that develops innovative SaaS products and data solutions used by organisations across a variety of sectors.

We’re working with an ambitious and growing technology business that develops innovative SaaS products and data solutions used by organisations across a variety of sectors. As they continue to invest in their cloud capability, they are looking to appoint a Cloud & Platform Engineer to help shape, support and evolve the AWS infrastructure that underpins their products.

This is an opportunity to join a small, highly skilled team where your work will have genuine visibility and impact. Rather than being a small part of a large infrastructure function, you’ll play a hands‑on role in designing, improving and operating cloud environments, working closely with developers, consultants and product specialists to deliver secure, scalable and reliable solutions.

You’ll be trusted with real responsibility from day one, contributing to infrastructure automation, cloud optimisation, platform reliability and continuous delivery initiatives. The environment encourages curiosity, experimentation and continuous improvement, making it an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, learning new technologies and influencing technical direction.

If you enjoy working in modern AWS environments, value collaboration, and want to help build and improve platforms that support real business outcomes, this could be the perfect next step.

Skills Required

• Technical Skills
• Experience working with AWS cloud platforms and services.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools such as:
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Packer
• Scripting and automation experience using:
• Python
• Bash
• Understanding of networking, security and identity management, including:
• AWS IAM
• VPC
• Experience working with:
• EC2
• ECS
• Docker
• Experience using Git, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic and problem-solving capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain and improve cloud infrastructure hosted within AWS.
• Support the design and implementation of new platform capabilities, products and features.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure changes through CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain and enhance serverless applications and supporting infrastructure.
• Monitor platform performance, reliability and cloud spend, identifying opportunities for optimisation.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing and restoration activities.
• Investigate production issues, identify root causes and implement long-term improvements.
• Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver robust and secure solutions

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary of £40,000 – £45,000 per annum.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Modern Leeds city centre office.
• Exposure to a varied and evolving technology stack.
• Genuine opportunity to influence cloud and platform engineering decisions within a growing business.
• Collaborative, supportive and highly technical team environment.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will gladly discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need to help you feel supported throughout the process.

While we'd genuinely love to reply to everyone individually, we often receive a high number of applications for the roles we advertise. If your experience aligns with the opportunity, a member of our team will be in touch to discuss the role. If you haven't heard from us within two weeks of applying, unfortunately it means you haven't been successful this time.

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Best of luck!

Permanent

City / State Leeds - 2 Days a week onsite

Country United Kingdom

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