Platform Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join their dynamic platform team. This role focuses on designing and automating scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure-as-code principles. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, contributing to the development of secure and efficient CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with security standards. Your expertise in AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and scripting will be pivotal in optimizing cloud delivery and enhancing deployment workflows. If you're passionate about cloud technology and want to make a significant impact in a growing environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS services and infrastructure management.
• Strong software engineering background with programming training.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services.
• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

Skills

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

CI/CD Pipelines

Bash Scripting

Python Scripting

AWS Services

Security Best Practices

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Container Management

Networking Concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

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We are looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer with expertise in AWS and infrastructure automation to work within a growing platform team. This is not a DevOps position — we're seeking individuals with strong software engineering backgrounds, who have experience designing and automating infrastructure using AWS CDK and CloudFormation, and who can contribute to high-quality deployment workflows alongside developers.

You’ll work closely with engineering teams to enable rapid, secure, and scalable cloud delivery, using infrastructure-as-code principles and scripting to streamline and safeguard cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimise scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services and infrastructure-as-code (CDK/CloudFormation).
• Develop and maintain secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Implement secure cloud architectures and support compliance standards through regular audits and governance practices.
• Collaborate with software engineers to embed infrastructure automation into the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to cost optimisation, performance monitoring, and best practices across the AWS environment.
• Proven hands-on experience with AWS services and infrastructure management.
• Strong proficiency with AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) and/or CloudFormation.
• Solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Scripting ability with Bash and optionally Python for task automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with Docker and container management (but not necessarily orchestration).
• Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments.
• Software development background or formal programming training.
• Experience applying infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles in production environments.
• Exposure to Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools.
• Experience with AWS monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch).
• Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack.
• Understanding of networking concepts or configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).