Senior DevOps Engineer, Blink

Amazon UK Services Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer in Cambridge, UK. The ideal candidate will have significant AWS and Linux experience, along with expertise in designing and securing software solutions. You will contribute to the development of innovative products, utilizing the latest technologies to enhance customer satisfaction. This position offers a dynamic environment blending startup culture with the scale of a leading market player.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of designing or architecting systems experience.
• Development/programming/scripting language experience.
• Industry AWS experience.
• Experience writing and debugging Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Work with teams to design, build, monitor, and secure software solutions.
• Use AWS technology to manage infrastructure.
• Design and implement tools for engineering and customer service teams.
• Participate in architecture and code reviews.

Skills

AWS experience

Linux/Unix environment

Python

Java

Bash

Perl

Infrastructure as Code

SQL

NoSQL

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

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Amazon UK Services Ltd.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Posted:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

If you are an experienced DevOps Engineer with AWS experience and a desire to design, build, and operate systems at a large scale, we want to talk with you. In this role, you will be part of the team that's responsible for the Cloud Services that enable Blink's products. You'll be deeply involved in planning and implementing new products and services. Most importantly, you will focus on the best ways to delight our customers.

Key job responsibilities
- Work with Blink and Amazon teams to design, build, monitor, and secure software solutions.
- Use the latest AWS technology to manage infrastructure and services in multiple AWS regions around the world- Design and implement tools for the engineering and customer service teams
- Design and implement solutions to monitor service health, perform log analysis, and automate recovery
- Participate in architecture and code reviews to ensure best practices for design and security.

About the team
Blink is a team of builders that proudly develops connected consumer products completely in-house using fast paced and efficient processes. Acquired by Amazon, we love seeing Blink on the amazon.com home page, in retail stores, and in the homes of millions of users. We combine our startup culture with the resources and scale of Amazon to create a fun and rewarding place to work.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Multiple years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment
- Development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Industry AWS experience
- Experience writing and debugging Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, TerraForm, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with high-availability, distributed systems and services
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- Experience in mentoring, leading, or managing more junior engineers
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL products such as MySQL, Redis, and DynamoDB