DevOps Engineer (AWS Focus) IT Wimbledon, Portsmouth

Summary

We're seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer with a deep understanding of AWS to maintain and optimize our cloud infrastructure. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our systems run smoothly, support project deployments, and proactively identify ways to reduce cloud costs. The ideal candidate is a hands on problem solver with extensive experience in AWS environments, a passion for automation and efficiency, and a collaborative spirit to assist developers in navigating deployment challenges.

Key Responsibilities Infrastructure Management

• Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS, etc.) to support development, testing, and production environments.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Implement automation tools and processes to streamline infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Work closely with development teams to support project deployments and CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, BitBucket).
• Continuously evaluate and optimize infrastructure to reduce costs and improve performance.

AWS Management

• Expertise in AWS Control Tower and Landing Zones: Deep knowledge of Control Tower's features, best practices for landing zone design and implementation, and experience with Control Tower's automation capabilities.

Security Focus

• IAM roles and policies
• VPC security groups and network ACLs
• Data encryption (KMS, S3)
• Threat detection and response (GuardDuty, Security Hub)
• Vulnerability management
• Incident response planning
• Proactively contribute to the improvement and optimization of AWS architecture.

Project Support

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand project requirements and design appropriate infrastructure solutions.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure solutions align with best practices.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to development teams during project implementation.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues during development and deployment.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing

• Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation for infrastructure configurations and processes.
• Share knowledge and best practices with the team through training sessions and documentation.
• Stay up to date on AWS technologies and industry trends.
• Willingness to learn new technologies using own initiative.

Out of hours maintenance

• Some changes will require to be performed outside of core business hours.

Qualifications Experience

• 5+ years of hands on experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Deep understanding of AWS services, including EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS and others.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines focusing on tools like Teamcity and Octopus Deploy.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement cost saving measures in AWS environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with development teams.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies (C#, .netcore, .netframework).
• Linux / Unix experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with observability platforms, monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, DataDog).
• Experience working in an agile development environment.

KPIs

• 90%+ SLA success rate on Incident resolution
• 95%+ SLA success rate on Patch deployment
• 95%+ Change success rate
• Control of AWS cloud costs

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies and make a significant impact.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
• Company performance related bonus.