Senior DevOps Engineer

Schroders Personal Wealth; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance their AWS infrastructure. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining robust cloud solutions while ensuring compliance with best practices. You'll collaborate with various teams to automate processes and improve system reliability. If you have a passion for cloud technologies and a desire to work in a dynamic environment, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on the future of financial services.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS components like Lambda, VPCs, and IAM.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide support and manage relationships with suppliers.

Skills

AWS Infrastructure Design

Cloud Infrastructure Troubleshooting

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

TypeScript

Python

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Tools

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

DataDog

Job description

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Job Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Closing Date: 18/05/2025

Schroders Personal Wealth aims to improve the way financial advice is offered, by making it more affordable, accessible and powerful for more people. We want to change lives for the better.

Senior DevOps Engineers are responsible for the design, development, implementation, ongoing support and maintenance of SPWs AWS infrastructure and associated systems.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Type: Fixed Term Contract - to cover maternity leave approximately 12 months

Salary: £50,395 to £55,434

Key Responsibilities

1. The role focuses on the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the core AWS Infrastructure and associated systems within SPW.

Design and Development of Solutions

• Design of new solutions in conjunction with the Technology Architects and responsible for taking through appropriate governance and approval channels
• Where appropriate, select new components/systems in line with requirements
• Ensure solutions minimise manual intervention and are automated wherever possible

Implementation

• Work with the Change, Application and Business teams to implement and maintain reliable platform services at SPW
• Work closely with technical and support teams and colleagues across CTO, SPW and 3rd parties to ensure solutions are documented and observable
• Design and implement shared platform services such as CI/CD pipelines to support build and deployment of other CTO teams
• Take a proactive approach to minimising outage
• Hands-on engineering skills in core technical stack: TypeScript, Python, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Terraform, AWS, DataDog
• Understand how to build AWS infrastructure that is secure, scalable, and resilient

Support

• Provide escalation support in conjunction with first- and second-line teams
• Design and implement processes for supportability, availability, recoverability, security, and documentation of systems
• Stay updated with industry frameworks and best practices
• Ensure compliance with SPW standards and policies
• Maintain the AWS platform's health and efficiency

Supplier Management

• Manage relationships with Cloud Engineering and Infrastructure suppliers
• Collaborate to introduce new features to the estate
• Support licensing and contract renewal processes

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience designing, building, and troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, especially AWS
• Practical knowledge of AWS components: Lambda, Step Functions, VPCs, Transit Gateways, Network Firewall, CloudWAN, Aurora Serverless, IAM
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform
• Understanding of DevSecOps and security best practices
• Ability to manage tasks independently within Agile/traditional environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

We encourage applications even if not all requirements are met. This role may close early if a suitable candidate is found.