AWS Platform Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The AWS Platform Engineer role in Solihull, UK, is a contract position focused on developing and maintaining AWS-based cloud solutions with an emphasis on security best practices. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience with a wide range of AWS technologies and strong DevOps skills in a 24x7 environment. The role requires active SC and NPPV3 clearance and involves working with various tools and technologies to ensure efficient infrastructure management. This position is classified as outside IR35 and offers a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions with a focus on security best practices.
- Provision infrastructure using Terraform and manage VMs with tools like Vagrant.
- Automate processes using configuration management tools and scripting languages.
- Configure and maintain various AWS services and tools, including Docker, Jenkins, and monitoring tools.
- Analyze and resolve complex infrastructure and application deployment issues.
- Work with incident and change management tools like Git, Jira, and ServiceNow.
- Implement and configure mail servers and clients, as well as manage network configurations.
- Collaborate with senior client stakeholders and end-users to build successful relationships.
Key Skills:
- 10+ years of experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, ECS, RDS, S3).
- Expertise in AWS networking and provisioning infrastructure using Terraform.
- Strong scripting skills in Shell, Python, and PowerShell.
- Experience with Docker containers and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
- Knowledge of system monitoring tools and mail server configuration.
- Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
- Ability to analyze complex infrastructure issues and automate software installations.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Solihull
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Role Title: AWS Platform Engineer
Role Location: Solihull, UK (Hybrid)
Role Type: Contract (Outside IR35)
Must: Active SC and NPPV3 Clearance
Job Description:-
Essential Skills and Experience:
- 10+ years of experience with a broad range of AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, ECS, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, SSM, HSM) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security.
- Expertise in AWS networking using VPC, NACLs, route53, transit gateways and VIFs.
- Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant.
- Solid experience as a DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools.
- Strong scripting skills (e.g. Shell, Python, PowerShell) and automation skills.
- Experience in configuring Open LDAP
- Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline using Groovy script.
- Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
- Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, and Node exporter).
- Experience in deploying and configuring Postfix SMTP and Dovecot IMAP servers.
- Experience configuring mail clients like Thunderbird and outlook office 365.
- Experience working with implementing COTS products.
- Experience in configuring and maintain Nginx and squid proxy with mTLS.
- Ability to analyse and resolve complex infrastructure resource and application deployment issues.
- Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.
- Experience in automating and codifying the installation of software packages.
- Nessus security scanning and antivirus experience with ClamAV and MS defender.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience in Jaspersoft reporting tool.
- DBA experience in performance tuning SQL queries and Postgres/Aurora DB config.
- Experience in setting up Proxmox cluster with ubuntu OS.
- Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication.
- Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO.
- Firewall and switch configuration and patch management.
- Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).
- Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on digital or technology projects at a leading consultancy, agency, or government organization.
- AWS or Azure certification, or willingness to attain the certification.
- Self-starter, comfortable working in both process-driven and ambiguous environments.
- Experience and passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.
- Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end- users, quickly building successful relationships, and establishing credibility.
- Passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others.
- Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team-based environment.
- The right to live and work in the UK, be a British national (ideally not dual nationality) and have lived in the UK to obtain SC clearance.