AWS Platform Engineer

AWS Platform Engineer

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum DOE, plus company benefits

Location: Remote, with occasional business travel(you must be based in the UK)

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am until 5:30pm with 1 hours unpaid break

Williams Lea seeks an AWS Platform Engineer to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

We are seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on a code-first approach to defining cloud infrastructure and drive automation across our AWS-based applications and services. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions on Amazon Web Services while enabling rapid and reliable software delivery.

Key responsibilities

AWS Infrastructure Management

Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using code first tooling such as Terraform, AWS CDK and Cloud Formation.

Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, and CloudFront

Optimize AWS resource utilization and costs through rightsizing, reserved instances, and automated scaling

Manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, Identity Centre and Control Tower

Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies using AWS services

CI/CD Pipeline Development

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodePipeline.

Implement automated testing and security scanning within deployment pipelines

Manage deployment strategies including blue-green deployments using AWS services

Automate application deployments to ECS, EKS, Lambda, and EC2 environments

Container and Serverless Management

Implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions

Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS

Manage container registries using Amazon ECR

Optimize container and serverless application performance and costs

Implement service mesh architectures using AWS App Mesh when applicable

Monitoring and Observability

Implement comprehensive monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and AWS Systems Manager

Set up alerting and dashboards for proactive incident management

Configure log aggregation and analysis using CloudWatch Logs and AWS OpenSearch

Implement distributed tracing for microservices architectures

Create and maintain operational runbooks and documentation

Security and Compliance

Implement AWS security best practices using IAM, Security Groups, NACLs, and AWS Config

Manage secrets and credentials using AWS Secrets Manager and Systems Manager Parameter Store

Implement compliance frameworks and automated security scanning

Configure AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub for threat detection

Manage SSL/TLS certificates using AWS Certificate Manager

Automation and Scripting

Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, and AWS CLI/SDK

Create AWS Lambda functions for operational automation

Implement event-driven automation using CloudWatch Events and EventBridge

Automate backup, patching, and maintenance tasks using Hashicorp Packer and AWS Systems Manager

Build custom tools and utilities to improve operational efficiency

Personal attributes

AWS

Strong experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation

Experience with container services (ECS, EKS) and serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway)

Proficiency with AWS networking concepts and security best practices

Experience with AWS monitoring and logging services (CloudWatch, X-Ray)

Technical Skills

Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK

Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS native services

Knowledge of containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes

Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems

Experience with configuration management and automation tools

DevOps Practices

Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and GitOps workflows

Experience with automated testing and deployment strategies

Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures

Understanding of security scanning and compliance automation

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification

Additional AWS certifications (Security, Networking, or specialized services)

Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework implementation

Knowledge of AWS Cost Optimization and FinOps practices

Experience with AWS migration strategies and tools (DMS, SMS, MGN)

Familiarity with AWS governance tools (Organizations, Control Tower, Config)

Experience with multi-region deployments and global infrastructure

Knowledge of AWS advanced networking features (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)

AWS Services

Compute & Containers

Amazon EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, Batch

Storage & Database

Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift

Networking & Security

VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, IAM, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager

Developer Tools

CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeCommit, CodeArtifact

Monitoring & Management

CloudWatch, X-Ray, Systems Manager, Config, CloudTrail, AWS OpenSearch

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time roles)

Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Assessments

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

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