Senior AWS Engineer

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner

3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business

10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK

Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW

Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS serverless services (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, Cognito and CloudWatch).

Architect and support highly regulated, multi-tenant EKS/Kubernetes clusters.

Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or similar tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation).

Build and support modern web applications using React and TypeScript.

Implement and optimise REST and GraphQL APIs.

Contribute to event-driven and microservices architectures.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support DevOps processes (CI/CD pipelines and configuration management), and troubleshoot issues across the technology stack.

Qualifications

Essential Skills & Experience

AWS & Cloud (Mandatory)

Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS services, including:

Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

SQS

Cognito

CloudWatch

Proven experience designing, building, deploying and operating AWS workloads.

Experience working in highly regulated and secure environments.

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

Demonstrated hands-on experience with:

EKS/Kubernetes production-grade clusters

Multi-tenant Kubernetes architectures

Platform reliability, scalability and observability

DevOps & Automation

Experience implementing fully automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (mandatory).

Configuration and deployment using Helm Charts.

Scripting and automation using Python and Bash.

Application & Development

Proficiency in TypeScript.

Hands-on experience with React frontend development.

Experience developing and integrating:

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Demonstrated understanding of:

Microservices architectures

Event-driven architectures

Quality & Testing

Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Exposure to relevant testing frameworks.

Commitment to code quality, reliability and maintainability.

Security & DevSecOps

Demonstrated understanding of:

Secure-by-design principles

DevSecOps practices

Security controls across cloud, container and CI/CD layers

Collaboration & Problem Solving

Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across the full technology stack.

Ability to work in complex, distributed system environments.

Effective collaboration and communication skills.

Nice to Have

Experience working in financial services or other regulated industries.

AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect and/or DevOps Engineer).

Experience with GraphQL security and API governance.

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

Salary Range: €75,000-€87,500

Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits

Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme

Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance

Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Version 1 Pension with a 5% employee-matched contribution, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme

Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.

24 days holiday allowance plus Public Holidays, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies

Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat

Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & quarterly Star Awards.

Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact Ekta.Bahl@Version1.com. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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