Senior AWS Platform Engineer

Arcus Search; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking consultancy in the UK is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to design and build secure, scalable platforms using Azure, AWS, and Kubernetes. You will drive cloud and DevOps maturity for major public sector and enterprise clients, focusing on automation and operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have strong platform engineering and communication skills. This role offers a generous benefits package, including a bonus and equity share.

Benefits

10% bonus + 10% equity share scheme

£1,000 annual learning budget

Private healthcare (incl. partner/children)

Pension, electric car scheme

Flexible hybrid working

Dog-friendly office

Generous parental leave

Mental health support

Headspace app

Enhanced annual leave and birthday off

Qualifications

• Eligible for SC clearance (UK residency for 5+ years).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on experience in platform engineering, automation, and DevOps tooling.
• Comfortable working in agile, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing secure, resilient AWS infrastructure.
• Building CI/CD pipelines and reusable deployment patterns.
• Advising on cloud-native app transformation and microservice architecture.
• Upskilling client teams to enable DevOps maturity.
• Driving security, scalability, and automation across cloud environments.

Skills

Azure & AWS (production experience)

Kubernetes (EKS preferred)

Terraform & GitHub Actions

CI/CD, observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus)

Containerisation (Docker)

Job description

Security Clearance Eligibility Required

A forward‑thinking, engineering‑led cloud consultancy is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to join their expert team, supporting major public sector and enterprise organisations on their journey to cloud and DevOps maturity. You’ll play a key role in designing and building secure, scalable platforms using Azure, AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes, and will help clients adopt modern DevOps practices with a strong emphasis on automation, self‑service, and operational excellence.

Tech You'll Use:

• Azure & AWS (production experience)
• Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• Terraform & GitHub Actions
• CI/CD, observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus), containerisation (Docker)

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing and implementing secure, resilient AWS infrastructure
• Building CI/CD pipelines and reusable deployment patterns
• Advising on cloud‑native app transformation and microservice architecture
• Upskilling client teams, enabling DevOps maturity and reducing operational friction
• Driving security, scalability, and automation across complex cloud environments

About You:

• Eligible for SC clearance (UK residency for 5+ years)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Hands‑on experience in platform engineering, automation, and DevOps tooling
• Comfortable working in agile, cross‑functional teams

Perks & Benefits:

• 10% bonus + 10% equity share scheme
• £1,000 annual learning budget
• Private healthcare (incl. partner/children), pension, electric car scheme
• Flexible hybrid working, dog‑friendly office, generous parental leave
• Mental health support, Headspace app, enhanced annual leave and birthday off