AWS Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) - Bristol (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite)£50,000 - £60,000I'm currently partnering with a well-established and growing software business operating within the insurance sector. The business is investing heavily in its cloud infrastructure and information security capabilities. As a result, they are looking to hire a Cloud Engineer to take ownership of their AWS environment in a newly created, standalone DevOps/Cloud position.This is a hands-on role suited to someone senior enough to work independently, drive improvements, and take full responsibility for the design, security, optimisation, and ongoing management of the cloud estate.Key Responsibilities Design, deploy and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure Manage core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS (Aurora MySQL), VPC and Lambda Implement infrastructure automation and support CI/CD pipeline improvements Monitor system performance using CloudWatch and optimise resource utilisation and cost Lead on IAM management and cloud security best practices Support potential cloud-to-cloud or infrastructure migration initiatives Develop dashboards and metrics to monitor performance and enterprise client requirements Act as the primary cloud and DevOps specialist within the technology team What They Are Looking For 5+ years' experience managing AWS cloud environments Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure knowledge with the ability to operate autonomously Experience with automation and CI/CD (Azure DevOps knowledge beneficial) Solid understanding of cloud security principles, ideally including exposure to CSA CCM and OWASP best practices Experience working within Windows environments (IIS via AWS AMIs) Database management and optimisation experience (Aurora RDS / MySQL preferred) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Experience supporting or delivering cloud migration projects is highly desirable Insurance or InsurTech experience is advantageous but not essential The role is based in central Bristol, with an expectation of three days per week in the office.For a confidential discussion, please contact:?