Job Description
Due to growth within the team, an opportunity has arisen for an AWS Infrastructure Engineer to join the Infrastructure team. Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for helping to deliver continuous improvement in the Infrastructure function.
Responsibilities:
1. Contribute to the design, management & maintenance of our AWS hosted infrastructure covering our dev, UAT, and production environments.
2. Provide a resilient, scalable, and secure platform.
3. Support technology projects & sprints and deliver to the maintenance plan.
4. Handle 3rd line incident and service request resolution.
5. Engage in problem management and root cause analysis.
6. Provide internal guidance and support to colleagues regarding AWS best practices.
What we’re looking for from you:
* Extensive hands-on expertise in AWS, ideally gained within the financial services sector.
* A certified AWS Solution Architect Associate (or equivalent/higher level comparable certification).
* Ability to be credible and professional.
* A high focus on delivery and continuous improvement, with the ability to challenge appropriately and present effective solutions.
Desirable skills and experience you can also bring:
* Containerisation (Docker and AWS ECS or similar).
* Linux and Windows, with emphasis on scripting and automation.
* Automation tools focusing on deployments through CodeBuild and CodePipeline.
* AWS-based capacity and performance logging and monitoring solutions.
* Building custom dashboards and tools to support the platform.
* Experience in architecting and building solutions to support highly available and scalable websites, mobile apps, and public APIs.
* Experience with MySQL / Aurora, MongoDB, Redis, and other database / NoSQL technologies.
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK, offering an award-winning range of solutions for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors. We have over 593,000 customers managing assets totaling more than £90.4 billion.
Our customers trust us with their investments. We strive to make investing easier and help more people take control of their financial futures. Listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in London and Bristol, we have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' for six consecutive years. In 2024, we were named a Great Place to Work.
Our perks and benefits:
* Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service.
* Holiday buy and sell scheme.
* Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%.
* Discretionary bonus scheme and annual free share awards scheme.
* Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme.
* Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan.
* Free gym membership.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Bike loan scheme and loans for travel season tickets.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
* Death in service scheme.
* Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech.
* Personal development programmes tailored to your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops.
Hybrid working:
At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. We offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office.
For new team members, an initial period of full-time in-office work will help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships.
Equal opportunity:
AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental health, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
If you are interested or want to learn more about the company and the role, we'd love to hear from you.
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