AWS Platform Engineer

Williams Lea; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 216,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

26 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Williams Lea is seeking an AWS Platform Engineer to join a hybrid team in Warsaw. You will deploy and operate AWS infrastructure using a code-first approach, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and manage containers and serverless components across multiple AWS accounts.

The role emphasizes security, cost optimization, and automation, with experience in Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, and AWS services. The company offers a hybrid work model and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying AWS infrastructure.
• Hands-on with Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD and container services.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using code-first tooling (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation).
• Design, deploy, and manage services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, CloudFront.
• Optimize resource utilization and costs via rightsizing and automated scaling.
• Manage multi-account environments using AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
• Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies using AWS services.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

Python

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

Tools

Bitbucket Pipelines

CodePipeline

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

AWS CLI

Job description

AWS Platform Engineer

AWS Platform Engineer Salary: 240,000 PLN per annum, plus company benefits Location: Warsaw, Poland Contract: Full Time, Permanent Shifts: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am until 6pm with 1 hours unpaid break Work model: Hybrid

Williams Lea seeks an AWS Platform Engineer to join our team! Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role We are seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team.

Key responsibilities AWS Infrastructure Management

• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using code first tooling such as Terraform, AWS CDK and Cloud Formation.
• Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, and CloudFront.
• Optimize AWS resource utilization and costs through rightsizing, reserved instances, and automated scaling.
• Manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, Identity Centre and Control Tower.
• Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies using AWS services.

Key responsibilities CI/CD Pipeline Development

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodePipeline.
• Implement automated testing and security scanning within deployment pipelines.
• Manage deployment strategies including blue-green deployments using AWS services.
• Automate application deployments to ECS, EKS, Lambda, and EC2 environments.

Key responsibilities Container and Serverless Management

• Implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS.
• Manage container registries using Amazon ECR.
• Optimize container and serverless application performance and costs.
• Implement service mesh architectures using AWS App Mesh when applicable.

Key responsibilities Monitoring and Observability

• Implement comprehensive monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and AWS Systems Manager.
• Set up alerting and dashboards for proactive incident management.
• Configure log aggregation and analysis using CloudWatch Logs and AWS OpenSearch.
• Implement distributed tracing for microservices architectures.
• Create and maintain operational runbooks and documentation.

Key responsibilities Security and Compliance

• Implement AWS security best practices using IAM, Security Groups, NACLs, and AWS Config.
• Manage secrets and credentials using AWS Secrets Manager and Systems Manager Parameter Store.
• Configure AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub for threat detection.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates using AWS Certificate Manager.

Key responsibilities Automation and Scripting

• Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, and AWS CLI/SDK.
• Create AWS Lambda functions for operational automation.
• Implement event-driven automation using CloudWatch Events and EventBridge.
• Automate backup, patching, and maintenance tasks using Hashicorp Packer and AWS Systems Manager.
• Build custom tools and utilities to improve operational efficiency.

Personal attributes

• Strong experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation.
• Experience with container services (ECS, EKS) and serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway).
• Proficiency with AWS networking concepts and security best practices.
• Experience with AWS monitoring and logging services (CloudWatch, X-Ray).

Technical Skills

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS native services.
• Knowledge of containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools.

DevOps Practices

• Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and GitOps workflows.
• Experience with automated testing and deployment strategies.
• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures.
• Understanding of security scanning and compliance automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification.
• Additional AWS certifications (Security, Networking, or specialized services).
• Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework implementation.
• Knowledge of AWS Cost Optimization and FinOps practices.
• Experience with AWS migration strategies and tools (DMS, SMS, MGN).
• Familiarity with AWS governance tools (Organizations, Control Tower, Config).
• Experience with multi-region deployments and global infrastructure.
• Knowledge of AWS advanced networking features (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect).

AWS Services

Compute & Containers Amazon EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, Batch

Storage & Database Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift

Networking & Security VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, IAM, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager

Developer Tools CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeCommit, CodeArtifact

Monitoring & Management CloudWatch, X-Ray, Systems Manager, Config, CloudTrail, AWS OpenSearch

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays Private medical insurance Statutory contributions which include; pension, disability insurance, sickness insurance and accident insurance Referral Scheme You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at [e-mail](we do not accept applications to this email address). View our Privacy Notice https://www.williamslea.com/privacy-statement Longevity driven by innovation In a rapidly changing world, the ability to innovate and break new ground drives progress. Williams Lea has harnessed this ability for more than 200 years. Our 5,200+ talented employees worldwide are experts in delivering efficient business processes in complex and highly regulated environments. We’re always progressing. Connecting technology with expertise and strong processes to transform support services. As we enter our third century, we continue helping businesses thrive in a future driven by digitization and virtualization.