Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Anson McCade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension

Company bonus

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Anson McCade Pty is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join a growing engineering team in London. This hybrid role involves designing, developing and deploying cloud-based applications on AWS, with ownership of the full software delivery lifecycle within a DevOps context.

Ideal candidates have strong AWS experience (EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK), and Python or Bash scripting. Git, Agile, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes familiarity is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial AWS experience across EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS and IAM.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK.
• Python or Bash scripting skills.
• Lambda-compatible language experience.
• Git and Agile delivery practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Working in an autonomous DevOps team to design, develop and deploy cloud-based applications on AWS.
• Owning the full software delivery lifecycle for cloud services.

Skills

AWS cloud engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Python / Bash scripting

Lambda language programming

Git & Agile

CI/CD, Docker & Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Location: London – Hybrid (3 days onsite)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join a growing engineering team working on high-impact projects within the National Security sector.

You’ll work within an autonomous DevOps team, designing, developing and deploying cloud-based applications and services on AWS, taking ownership across the full software delivery lifecycle.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong commercial AWS experience, including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS and IAM.
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash or Shell.
• Coding experience in at least one Lambda-compatible language.
• Experience with Git and Agile delivery environments.
• Understanding of CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes would be advantageous.

What's on Offer:

• Salary of £60,000 – £72,000.
• Hybrid working, with 3 days per week onsite in London.
• 25 days annual leave plus flexible benefits.
• Private medical and dental insurance, pension and company bonus.
• Opportunities to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies on nationally significant projects.

Please note: High level Security Clearance will be required for this position. Candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process. Sole British nationality required