Senior AWS Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud consultancy in London seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to design and implement secure AWS infrastructure. This permanent position offers a competitive salary between £75,000 and £90,000, plus bonuses and equity. Ideal candidates will have strong platform engineering and DevOps skills, and will contribute to cloud and DevOps maturity for public sector clients.

Benefits

10% Bonus

10% Equity Share

Flexible Hybrid Working

Dog-friendly Office

Generous Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Headspace App

Enhanced Annual Leave

Birthday Off

£1,000 Annual Learning Budget

Qualifications

• Eligible for SC clearance (UK residency for 5+ years).
• 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.

Skills

Automation

Platform Engineering

DevOps Tooling

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

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Senior AWS Platform Engineer, West London

Client:

Arcus Search

Location:

West London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

London (Hybrid) | Permanent | £75,000–£90,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Excellent Benefits

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:

• 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
• 10% bonus + 10% equity share scheme
• £1,000 annual learning budget
• Flexible hybrid working, dog-friendly office, generous parental leave
• Mental health support, Headspace app, enhanced annual leave and birthday off