Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Engineer with deep AWS expertise and strong capabilities in automation. This role focuses on delivering secure, scalable, and highly automated AWS cloud platforms, supporting on-premises to AWS migrations, and enabling standardised, repeatable infrastructure deployments across enterprise environments. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automated provisioning and configuration.
• Build and manage automated deployment pipelines using CI/CD best practices.
• Support AWS landing zone implementation and platform standardisation (Control Tower / multi-account models).
• Collaborate with application, security, and operations teams for seamless integration and deployment.
• Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to AWS best practices and governance frameworks.
• Support migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, including planning, execution, and optimisation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and cost optimisation (FinOps) capabilities.
• Maintain documentation for designs, automation scripts, and operational procedures.

Job Description - Grade Specific

Cloud Platform (Primary Focus)

• Deep hands-on expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), including:
  • Compute & Storage: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS
  • Networking & Security: VPC, IAM
  • Monitoring: CloudWatch
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native and hybrid architectures

Migration & Modernisation

• Proven experience with AWS migration tools:
  • AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
  • AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
• Solid understanding of migration strategies:
  • Rehost (“lift and shift”), Replatform, Refactor
  • Experience modernising legacy workloads to cloud-native solutions

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• • Expertise in Terraform (preferred)
  • Working knowledge of AWS CloudFormation and/or AWS CDK
  • Strong understanding of modular, reusable IaC design principles
  • Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible

Automation & Scripting

• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Demonstrated ability to automate:
  • Infrastructure provisioning
  • Environment lifecycle management

DevOps & CI/CD

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools:
  • GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild
• Ability to design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and automation-first delivery approaches

Networking

• Strong knowledge of AWS VPC architecture and design
• Experience with:
  • Security groups, NACLs, and routing
  • Hybrid connectivity (VPN, AWS Direct Connect)
  • Load balancing (ALB/NLB) and DNS (Route 53)

Security & Governance

• Deep understanding of AWS security services:
  • IAM roles and policies
  • Least privilege access and identity federation
• Experience with governance tools:
  • AWS Config, Service Control Policies (SCPs)
  • AWS Security Hub
• Strong knowledge of encryption and key management (AWS KMS)

Monitoring & Logging

• Experience with:
  • AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray
  • Ability to implement centralised logging and observability frameworks
  • Strong skills in alerting, monitoring, and performance optimisation

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (preferred)
• Experience building AWS landing zones and multi-account environments
• Strong background in automation-first, IaC-driven delivery models
• Experience working within Agile / DevOps teams
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

What You’ll Love About Working Here