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AWS Infrastructure Engineer
Location: United Kingdom
Purpose
Design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure that underpins key platforms and services as the organisation transitions to the cloud.
Work as a hands-on AWS engineer, focused on delivering secure, scalable, and highly available environments. Take ownership of components in the migration and operation of business-critical platforms and services within AWS.
Major Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code principles
- Support production and non-production environments, with a focus on availability, performance, and security
- Deliver backend infrastructure operations, including:
- Server management
- Updates and patching
- Storage and failover strategies
- Logging and observability
- Build and maintain core AWS services across compute, networking, storage, and identity, such as:
- EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, and associated services
- Collaborate with application, DevOps, and security teams to deliver resilient cloud solutions
- Integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and repeatable deployments
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability practices
- Investigate incidents, contribute to root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement
- Support security, compliance, and audit requirements in cloud environments, including regulated or security-sensitive contexts
- Work with cloud partners and vendors, including AWS and third-party solutions, on architecture reviews and optimisation
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational processes to reduce manual effort
- Document infrastructure, standards, and operational processes
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Primary working hours are aligned with European time zones, with participation in a global on-call rotation.
What Success Looks Like
- Deliver stable, secure, and scalable AWS environments supporting business-critical platforms
- Contribute to the successful migration and operation of core business platforms and services within AWS
- Maintain strong system availability and performance in production environments
- Proactively identify and resolve infrastructure issues, continuously improving reliability
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions
- Establish reliable and repeatable infrastructure practices
Education
- Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Experience & Knowledge
- Hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
- Strong knowledge of core AWS services, including:
- VPC
- IAM
- EC2
- Containers and orchestration
- Storage solutions (S3, EBS, EFS)
- Monitoring (CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and logging tools)
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as:
- Terraform
- AWS CDK (or similar solutions)
- Understanding of:
- Cloud networking
- Security and identity management (IAM policies, encryption, access controls)
- Supporting highly available, business-critical systems
- Familiarity with:
- Cloud migration initiatives
- CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)
- Containerised workloads and orchestration platforms (e.g., ECS, EKS)
- Experience working within regulated or security-focused environments
- Experience working across distributed teams
- AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator) are considered beneficial
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Skills & Competencies
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Clear communication across technical and non-technical teams
- Collaborative approach when working with engineering, security, and operations
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload effectively
- Adaptability in a fast-changing technical environment
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
Why Join Us
- Work on transformative cloud projects, migrating critical platforms to AWS, contributing to real-world technical challenges while collaborating with experienced teams.
- Develop deeper AWS expertise, expand your technical skillset, and thrive in an environment that encourages collaboration, learning, and problem-solving.
Why Our Culture? – Securitas Technology EVP
Join an organisation that values people, growth, and purpose, offering:
- Clear career pathways and growth opportunities
- A global, values-driven team fostering collaboration
- Recognition for achievements and contributions
- An inclusive and collaborative culture
- Purposeful work, creating a safer world
- Support for innovation and sustainability
Securitas Technology is committed to diversity and equality and welcomes all qualified applicants. We are an equal opportunity employer.
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