DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer (Hybrid – London) Location: London (Hybrid) - 2 Days On-Site Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Competitive + Benefits About the Role We are seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join our growing technology team in London. You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that enable secure, scalable, and reliable delivery of our products and services. As part of a collaborative cross-functional environment, you’ll help drive infrastructure automation, cloud cost optimisation, and DevOps best practices across our teams. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for application delivery and infrastructure deployment. • Use Terraform (preferably with HashiCorp certification) to automate environment provisioning and configuration. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise systems performance, availability, and scalability. • Implement and manage security, compliance, and backup processes in cloud environments. • Collaborate closely with software engineers, QA, and product teams to streamline development workflows. • Contribute to DevOps culture through continuous improvement, documentation, and knowledge sharing. Essential Skills & Experience • Proven hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar role. • Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.). • Proficiency with Terraform (HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate preferred). • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or AWS CodePipeline). • Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes). • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar. • Familiarity with Linux administration, networking, and system security. • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog). Desirable Skills • Exposure to infrastructure security best practices (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, AWS Well-Architected Framework). • Knowledge of configuration management (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet). • Experience with serverless architectures or event-driven systems. • Understanding of GitOps workflows and tooling (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux). • Experience in multi-account AWS governance and cost optimisation. Certifications (Preferred) • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional What We Offer • Hybrid working model – flexibility to work 2 days per week in our London office. • Competitive salary with annual bonus. • Pension, private healthcare, and professional development support. • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies in a collaborative environment. • Continuous learning and certification sponsorship (AWS, HashiCorp, etc.).