Platform Engineer - AWS (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)
Genomics England2 days ago
London, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Own and enhance scalable, secure, and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Build Engineering Golden Path templates, reusable platform components, and standards that enable application teams through self-service cloud adoption.
- Contribute to cloud governance covering security, cost management, compliance, tagging, and multi-account AWS environments.
- Monitor system performance, improve resilience through automation, and troubleshoot platform issues to minimise downtime.
- Support fellow Platform Engineers and contribute to engineering enablement, coaching, strategy, and the wider Engineering Chapter.
Requirements
- At least two years of experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar role in a DevOps environment.
- At least two years of commercial AWS experience.
- At least two years of commercial Terraform experience for infrastructure automation.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitLab CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
- Proficiency in scripting, including Python, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
- Understanding of cloud governance, cost optimisation, tagging strategies, and security best practices in multi-account AWS environments.
- Interest in enabling and mentoring application teams and promoting a self-service cloud model.
- AWS, Terraform, or automation certifications are welcomed but not mandatory.
- A Computer Science or relevant Engineering degree, particularly for a recent graduate, would be beneficial but is not required.
Benefits
- £73,400 salary.
- 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays, long-service leave, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually.
- Blended hybrid working, with most employees expected to attend an office at least twice per month; offices are in Canary Wharf, Cambridge, and Leeds.
- Flexible working and enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Defined contribution pension with Genomics England double-matching contributions up to 10%, plus life assurance at three times salary and a Give As You Earn scheme.
- Individual learning budgets, training and certification support, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription.
- Employee recognition and referral schemes.
- Subsidised gym membership, Headspace, Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, and flu jabs.
- Successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.