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Cloud platform engineer

Cambridge
Platform engineer
£70,000 - £100,000 a year
Posted: 29 January
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Salary: £70,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Strong experience architecting and managing AWS environments, including EC2, EKS, RDS, VPC, and IAM. Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform or similar) and integrating them into CI/CD workflows. Solid understanding of Kubernetes operations on AWS (EKS), including cluster scaling and deployment automation. Proficiency in Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and cloud security principles. Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki, with structured alerting practices. Knowledge of database operations, including migrations, high availability, backups, and disaster recovery strategies. Skilled in automation and scripting using Terraform, Python, or Bash. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on driving efficiency and reliability through automation. Ideally, you will hold a 2:1 or higher degree in a technical discipline (not a strict requirement). We welcome candidates with two to five years of commercial experience. This role requires relocation to Cambridge or being within commuting distance. Responsibilities: Architect and maintain robust cloud environments on AWS, leveraging services such as EC2, EKS, RDS/Aurora, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, and CloudFront. Lead the rollout and optimization of Kubernetes on EKS, ensuring reliable deployments and efficient scaling across workloads. Design automated infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, integrating them seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. Introduce and refine deployment strategies that minimize downtime, including blue/green, rolling, and canary approaches. Strengthen platform resilience by improving autoscaling, high availability, and eliminating single points of failure. Work closely with SRE and Security teams to enhance monitoring and observability through Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch. Embed security best practices into every layer of the platform, covering IAM, secrets management, WAF, and compliance. Drive cost efficiency and performance improvements through proactive automation and resource optimization. Contribute to operational excellence by participating in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews. Technologies: AWS OpenSearch Architect Bash CI/CD Cloud CloudWatch EC2 Grafana IAM Kubernetes Linux Prometheus Python Security Terraform WAF DevOps LESS More: We are an innovative software house located in Cambridge or London, known for consistently outpacing the market through creativity and collaboration driven by some of the brightest minds in technology. As a global leader, we deliver cutting-edge solutions that redefine industry standards. Our culture prioritizes technical excellence and we offer a salary range of £70,000 - £100,000 (depending on experience) along with benefits. Joining us provides an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of cloud solutions. last updated 5 week of 2026

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