Cloud Developer

Job Title: Cloud Developer
Location: Knutsford
Salary/Rate: £350 Per Day
Start Date: 05/05/2025
Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity available, we are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to join their high-performing team on a six-month contract, with potential for extension.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• You will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and applications, leveraging best-in-class AWS services and automation tools.
• Your focus will be on delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions that support key business goals.
• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, and CloudFormation.
• Produce well-documented, efficient, and secure code while adhering to industry best practices and engineering principles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and contribute to system design and architecture decisions.
• Enhance CI/CD processes to streamline application deployments and support production releases across multiple regions.

Required Skills/Experience

• Professional software engineering experience, with recent focus on AWS cloud environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS CloudFormation, ECS Containers, Lambda functions, and Application Load Balancers (ALBs) in a multi-region setup.
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools and practices, particularly using CHEF and Linux environments.
• Application architecture experience, with a solid understanding of cloud-native design patterns and secure coding principles.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Familiarity with the Go programming language (experience with Java or similar languages also considered).
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs and understanding of SOLID principles and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Practical experience with engineering practices such as TDD, XP, and pair programming.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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