AWS DevOps engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer - £70-80k + Bonus & Benefits - Leeds (Hybrid)

Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity available with one of our clients, a rapidly expanding SaaS company driven by data, boasting an impressive array of clients. We're in need of an experienced AWS DevOps engineer to help elevate their infrastructure, particularly focusing on early-stage architecture.

This is a pivotal moment to become part of the organisation, where the chosen candidate will significantly contribute to the advancement of both engineering and infrastructure departments. A solid foundation in infrastructure is a must for this role; we require a proactive engineer to collaborate closely with the CTO in designing, overseeing, and enhancing the current system.

Role and Responsibilities:

* Deploying, automating, managing, and maintaining cloud-based systems.
* Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability.
* Managing the creation, release, and configuration of systems.
* Troubleshooting and resolving issues across application domains and platforms.
* Ensuring top-notch system security.
* Collaborating with developers on current and new functionality to optimise AWS service utilisation.
* Provisioning single-tenant versions of infrastructure and assisting in specifying custom integrations.
* Implementing best practices to enhance organisational efficiency as a streamlined SaaS company.
* Advocating for architectural changes to maximise performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
* Some out-of-hours support may be necessary.

Essential Skills and Experience:

* DevOps; CI, CD, GitHub, Terraform, and Terraform Cloud
* Strong AWS experience and knowledge with Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, RDS, ECS Fargate, AWS Organisations, IAM, KMS, preferably with certification in these areas.
* A good knowledge of AWS best practices around multi-account / multi-region setups and experience in SaaS based products
* Docker
* Good networking and security understanding
* Coding experience (ideally Clojure or JS) with an interest in functional languages
* Production support

Package:

* £70-80K basic
* Annual bonus
* Hybrid working - Ideally once per week in Leeds (flexible)
* 25 days holiday
* Private medical insurance

Interested in the role? Please apply directly to this advert, you can also schedule a call with me by emailing your CV to m.tembe@jeffersonfrank.com, calling me on 0191 300 6939 or reach out on LinkedIn "Marcus Tembe"