GoLang DevOps Engineer: AWS, Kubernetes & Automation

Neev; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Greater London seeks an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer to enhance AWS operations. The role involves maintaining a 24/7 cloud environment, designing automation tools, and coordinating across business areas. Ideal candidates will have extensive AWS experience, knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform, and a commitment to DevOps best practices. This position offers a chance to significantly impact developer experiences and platform reliability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code (Terraform).
• Understanding of AWS networking concepts.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes cluster operations (EKS).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio).
• Experience configuring and managing reverse proxies (Traefik, NGINX, HAProxy).
• Proficiency in Go programming language.
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, VPN).
• Familiarity with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Commitment to DevOps principles and SDLC best practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for 24/7 bank operations.
• Enhance connectivity between AWS accounts, client, and third parties.
• Design and create automation scripts and tooling.
• Build and support cloud platforms for application developers.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate project efforts.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support platform reliability.

Skills

AWS Cloud Infrastructure Maintenance

Automation Scripting (Bash, Python, Go)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Kubernetes Operations

Service Mesh Technologies (Istio)

Reverse Proxies Configuration

Network Protocols Understanding

Education

Formal training or certification on software engineering

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes (EKS)

Traefik

NGINX

HAProxy

Job description

A leading financial technology firm in Greater London seeks an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer to enhance AWS operations. The role involves maintaining a 24/7 cloud environment, designing automation tools, and coordinating across business areas. Ideal candidates will have extensive AWS experience, knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform, and a commitment to DevOps best practices. This position offers a chance to significantly impact developer experiences and platform reliability.