Posted: 16 June
The role
Description
ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh, are currently looking to recruit 2x AWS Cloud Engineers on a hybrid basis, for initial 12 month contracts (with potential extensions) on a rate c.£500/day outside of IR35 (based on experience).
The Role:
The AWS Cloud/Platform Engineer will work alongside our client’s IT Infrastructure and Cyber Team and will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimising their Cloud Infrastructure. This is a hands-on implementation role. The successful candidates will be expected to design, build, and improve cloud infrastructure and automation directly, taking ownership of platforms and workloads post-migration and driving continuous improvement across their AWS estate.
Essential Experience:
Extensive AWS Experience: Deep knowledge of AWS services, with a particular focus on building and managing cloud-native infrastructure and automation.CI/CD Tooling: Proficient in AWS-native DevOps tooling including CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and Git-based workflows.Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced hands-on experience with Terraform, using modular, reusable code following best practices.Operating Systems: Strong working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server in AWS, including system-level configuration and troubleshooting.Monitoring & Security: Familiarity with AWS monitoring and security tooling (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager), and implementing controls for operational integrity and compliance.Cloud Architecture Optimisation: Experience designing and optimising cloud architectures for cost efficiency, scalability, and high availability, aligned to AWS best practices.Resilience & Disaster Recovery: Experience implementing resilient architectures (e.g. Multi-AZ / Multi-Region) and supporting backup and disaster recovery automation aligned to business RTO/RPO requirements.Automated Patch Management: Experience designing and implementing automated patching solutions using AWS Systems Manager, including patch baselines, maintenance windows, compliance dashboards, and remediation workflows across mixed RHEL and Windows estates.Software & Asset Visibility: Experience implementing centralised visibility of software versions, installed packages, and dependencies across EC2 and container workloads using AWS Systems Manager Inventory, AWS Config, or equivalent tooling.Pipeline Security Integration: Experience embedding vulnerability scanning and compliance gates into CI/CD pipelines, including integration with tools such as Amazon Inspector or equivalent dependency scanning tooling.Database Platform Support: Experience supporting database workloads in AWS, particularly Oracle on RDS, including backup, patching, and connectivity patterns.Shared Services & Multi-Account Operations: Experience operating within a multi-account AWS environment including shared services account patterns, centralised logging, and cross-account resource access.
