Senior AWS DevOps Engineer (London Area)

Who are Valcon:

Valcon is a north-western European consulting, technology and data company based in the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and even Croatia.

Valcon is private equity backed and in recent years has bought together some of the most exiting companies from these companies to form one of the brightest and most exciting consultancies around.

We’re one of the fastest growing companies across Europe and have no plans to stop.

What do we do:

Our mission is to combine premium consulting with deep technology and data knowledge to add value to our clients.

Overview of Data Practice:

Every company has data challenges, easy or complex, big or small. This asks for flexibility and in-depth knowledge of data solutions and techniques. We help to define the data strategy and implement best-fit data solutions.

Being a leader on data services, running projects for and with our clients, we strive to be the best-in-class by delivering high quality, advanced data solutions to help our clients become strong and leading companies.

Valcon combines all we have to offer – Consulting, Data and Technology – in projects. We strive to be a long-term full service partner implementing robust solutions and increasing value for our clients.

Valcon is the benchmark for modern data solutions.

Our Data Practice has 5 capabilities:

• Data Governance
• Data Management
• Data Platforms
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Analysis

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

About Valcon

At Valcon, we specialise in delivering cutting-edge data and cloud solutions to help businesses maximise their potential. We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer with a strong data engineering background and programming experience to join our team and play a key role in building, maintaining, and optimising our cloud-based data infrastructure. If you thrive in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment and have a passion for AWS, data pipelines, and automation, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, and maintain AWS-based data infrastructure to support scalable and secure data operations.
• Develop data pipelines for processing, storing, and retrieving structured and unstructured data.
• Work with Amazon OpenSearch to enable real-time search and analytics on large-scale datasets.
• Implement and manage Lake Formation and AWS Security Lake , ensuring data governance, access control, and security compliance.
• Optimise file formats (e.g., Parquet, ORC, Avro) for S3 storage , ensuring efficient querying and cost-effectiveness.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Collaborate with data engineers, security teams, and DevOps professionals to build a resilient data ecosystem.

Key Skills & Experience

• AWS Expertise – Strong experience with AWS services, including Glue, Glue notebooks
• Cloud Native Development- Experience and passion for delivering Cloud-Native and Well-Architected solutions in AWS
• Data Engineering – Proficiency in building and optimising data pipelines and working with critical large-scale datasets .
• AWS Security Lake and Lake Formation – Experience or understanding of AWS Security Lake and Lake Formation
• File Formats & Storage
• DevOps & Automation – Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK to automate infrastructure deployment.
• Security & Compliance – Familiarity with AWS Security Lake, IAM policies, and access control best practices .
• Strong Programming & Scripting background – Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages for automation.

Desirable Skills

• Solution Leadership – Strong ability to architect and drive technical solutions, influencing key design decisions.

Why Join Valcon?

• Innovative Environment: Work on cutting-edge cloud and data projects in a collaborative team.
• Career Growth: Opportunities to expand your expertise with hands-on learning and certifications.
• Competitive Package: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and benefits.
• Impactful Work: Be part of large-scale transformation initiatives with industry-leading clients.