Senior AWS Platform Engineer
Posted 22 hours 37 minutes ago by Arcus Search
Permanent
Not Specified
Public Sector Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Security Clearance Eligibility Required
A forward-thinking, engineering-led cloud consultancy is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to join their expert team, supporting major public sector and enterprise organisations on their journey to cloud and DevOps maturity.
You'll play a key role in designing and building secure, scalable platforms using Azure, AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes, and will help clients adopt modern DevOps practices with a strong emphasis on automation, self-service, and operational excellence.
Tech You'll Use:- Azure & AWS (production experience)
- Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
- Terraform & GitHub Actions
- CI/CD, observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus), containerisation (Docker)
- Designing and implementing secure, resilient AWS infrastructure
- Building CI/CD pipelines and reusable deployment patterns
- Advising on cloud-native app transformation and microservice architecture
- Upskilling client teams, enabling DevOps maturity, and reducing operational friction
- Driving security, scalability, and automation across complex cloud environments
- Eligible for SC clearance (UK residency for 5+ years)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Hands-on experience in platform engineering, automation, and DevOps tooling
- Comfortable working in agile, cross-functional teams
- 10% bonus + 10% equity share scheme
- £1,000 annual learning budget
- Private healthcare (incl. partner/children), pension, electric car scheme
- Flexible hybrid working, dog-friendly office, generous parental leave
- Mental health support, Headspace app, enhanced annual leave, and birthday off