Cloud Engineer

Job Title: AWS Service Developer

Location: Glasgow, UK - Hybrid: 3 Days to Office Every Week

Duration: 3 Months - Extendable

Employment Type: FTC - Fixed Term Contract

Roles & Responsibilities:

We are looking for an AWS Services Developer (3-5 years overall experience) who can design, develop, and support cloud-native backend solutions using AWS managed services. The ideal candidate will focus on building scalable, secure, and resilient services and integrations within complex enterprise and public-sector application landscapes. This role requires strong hands-on cloud engineering skills, a solid understanding of event-driven and orchestration patterns, and the ability to collaborate effectively with application, DevOps, and architecture teams in agile delivery environments.

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS managed services, particularly Step Functions, SQS/SNS, and Amazon S3.
• Experience designing and developing cloud-native, event-driven, and integration-focused solutions on AWS.
• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, including IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Experience building and integrating AWS services with application, middleware, and enterprise integration layers.
• Experience working in enterprise-scale or regulated environments.
• Designing scalable, fault‐tolerant serverless workflows using Step Functions

Process Skills:

• Design and develop orchestration workflows using AWS Step Functions to support complex business processes.
• Implement asynchronous processing and messaging patterns using AWS SQS/SNS or equivalent queueing services.
• Develop and manage data storage, transfer, and integration using Amazon S3.
• Ensure AWS solutions meet non-functional requirements related to security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Support deployment activities, troubleshooting, and operational readiness across environments.

Certification:

• Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified Solution Architect are desirable.