Lead AWS Engineer

Role: Lead AWS Engineer / Cloud Architect

Location: Remote-first (Cardiff twice a month)

Salary: Up to £85,000 (flexible)

Overview

A SaaS product company is hiring a Lead AWS Engineer to take ownership of its cloud architecture and help improve the reliability, scalability and security of its platform. The role is hands-on with a strong focus on AWS engineering, cloud architecture, DevOps, automation and infrastructure-as-code.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, covering VPCs, networking, IAM, security and monitoring
• Re-architect parts of the AWS platform to improve performance, scalability and cost efficiency
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Work with serverless technologies and cloud-native components across the AWS ecosystem
• Contribute to application delivery using CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Develop distributed systems, APIs and data workflows in a cloud environment
• Run technical evaluations, proofs of concept and architectural reviews
• Support and guide engineers on AWS best practice and cloud standards

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch and IAM
• Background in software engineering with any modern programming language (Node.js, Java, C#, Python or similar)
• Experience with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Knowledge of SQL databases, NoSQL data stores and data pipelines
• Understanding of serverless computing, distributed systems and cloud-native patterns
• Ability to document and communicate architectural decisions clearly
• AWS certifications are an advantage

Preferred Backgrounds

Candidates may come from roles such as:

• AWS Solutions Architect
• Senior Software Engineer
• DevOps Engineer
• Platform Engineer
• Technical Lead within a cloud or SaaS environment

Working Environment

• Remote-first with occasional visits to the Cardiff office
• Small, experienced engineering team
• Established SaaS platform with a clear technical roadmap

Hours: Monday-Friday, full-time

Environment: Remote-first, collaborative, technically mature