Infrastructure Engineer (AWS)
Role: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Location: London UK (Onsite or 3 days/week Hybrid)
Rate: 400-425 GBP Per Day – outside IR35 Max
The client is seeking hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Engineers (5–7 years’ experience) to support a large-scale, multi-region AWS platform build. This is a pure infrastructure role, not application development.
Job Responsibilities:
- Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for 24/7 bank operations, focusing on stability, performance, security, and compliance
- Enhance connectivity between AWS accounts, client, and third parties to ensure secure and reliable customer experiences
- Design and create automation scripts and tooling using Bash, Python, or Go
- Build and support cloud platforms for application developers, improving SDLC and developer experience
- Manage vendor relationships and coordinate project efforts across business areas
- Participate in on-call rotation to support platform reliability
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
- Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Understanding of AWS networking concepts
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes cluster operations (EKS)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio)
- Experience configuring and managing reverse proxies (Traefik, NGINX, HAProxy)
- Proficiency in Go programming language
- Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, VPN)
- Familiarity with network monitoring and diagnostic tools
- Commitment to DevOps principles and SDLC best practices