Platform Engineer
* Annual Salary: upto £75,000
* Location: Somerset or Bristol
* Job Type: Full-time/ hybrid working
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to play a crucial role in managing and enhancing our clients SaaS product ranges in AWS Cloud infrastructure. This position is ideal for someone passionate about DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud-first deployment, with a strong background in AWS management across multiple accounts and environments.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Manage and maintain AWS Cloud infrastructure across production, development, and test environments.
* Design, implement, and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
* Build, optimise, and support CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, repeatable, and secure software delivery.
* Implement and enforce DevOps and security best practices, ensuring compliance with organisational and industry standards.
* Monitor system performance, availability, and security, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
* Automate environment provisioning and configuration to reduce manual intervention and increase consistency.
* Manage multiple AWS accounts ensuring appropriate governance, cost management, and security controls are in place.
* Support Development and Test Teams by providing stable, scalable, and secure environments tailored to their needs.
* Collaborate with Development and Test Managers to align platform services with the software development lifecycle.
* Maintain and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to provide visibility and resilience across environments.
* Evaluate and integrate new AWS services or DevOps tools to continuously enhance infrastructure capabilities.
* Produce and maintain platform documentation and runbooks, ensuring knowledge is shared and accessible.
* Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.
* Track and report platform metrics, including performance, cost efficiency, and security posture.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Proven hands-on experience managing AWS Cloud infrastructure across various environments.
* Strong expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform.
* Demonstrable experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools like AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
* Good knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.).
* Experience managing multiple AWS accounts with appropriate governance, billing, and security practices.
* Strong understanding of DevOps principles and their application to enhance the software development lifecycle.
* Knowledge and application of cloud security best practices.
* Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
* Proficiency in scripting or automation languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
* Track record of incident response and root cause analysis in cloud environments.
If you are interested in this position please apply online or for more information contact me on
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