Platform Engineer Aws Iac

Client Server; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Client Server is seeking a Platform Engineer (AWS IaC) in London with hybrid WFH options. You will design, build and optimise AWS infrastructure, leading infra projects and architecting scalable, secure cloud solutions.

You will manage infrastructure as code with Terraform, integrate CI/CD pipelines, and drive automation to improve operational efficiency. Collaboration across engineering teams and mentoring peers are key aspects of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience managing infrastructure with Terraform on a cloud platform.
• Deep knowledge of AWS.
• Proven track record delivering large projects across complex infrastructure deployments.
• Good knowledge of security best practices with expertise in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience containerisation using Docker.
• Strong problem solving and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise AWS infrastructure.
• Lead infrastructure projects from requirements to delivery.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor, optimise and secure AWS environments.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and contribute to engineering standards.

Skills

Terraform

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Infrastructure as code

Security best practices

Monitoring tools

Tools

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

Platform Engineer (AWS IaC) London / WFH to £75k

Are you an infrastructure technologist with strong AWS and Terraform experience?

You could be progressing your career at a scaling technology company that specialises in renewable energy storage and trading.

As a Platform Engineer you'll design, build and optimise the AWS infrastructure, working closely with software engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure and cost effective cloud solutions.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of ownership. You'll take the lead on infrastructure projects, shape architectural decisions, automate and improve ways of working and ensure the AWS platform continues to meet the organisation's evolving technical and business needs.

Your role will include designing and implementing scalable AWS infrastructure using services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ECS and Lambda; leading infrastructure projects from requirements and architecture through to delivery; building and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform, alongside CI/CD pipelines and automation, seeking to improve operational efficiency through scripting, tooling and automation.

You'll monitor and optimise AWS environments for performance, reliability and cost using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana and other observability tools, implement AWS security best practice, including IAM, roles, policies and least privilege access.

As a senior member of the team you'll collaborate with software engineering teams and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective infrastructure solutions, help shape engineering standards, tooling and ways of working and mentor less experienced engineers, contributing to the development of the wider infrastructure team.

Location / WFH:

You can work from home in a hybrid model, joining the team in London twice a week.

About you:

• You have experience in managing infrastructure with Terraform on a cloud platform
• You have a deep knowledge of AWS
• You have a proven track record delivering large projects / improvements across complex Infrastructure deployments and platforms
• You have good knowledge of security best practices with expertise in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines
• You're experienced in containerisation using Docker
• You have excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• You have strong collaboration and communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £75k
• 25 days holidays in addition to public holidays, carry over flex and festive office closure
• Enhanced parental leave offerings with 6 months of full salary for the primary caregiver and 1 month for the secondary caregiver
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of social and team events