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Senior AWS Platform Engineer
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Location: London (Hybrid)
We are seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to join our team for a 12-month contract. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining a cloud-based occupancy data platform hosted within AWS. The platform integrates data from multiple sources to generate occupancy insights and support data-driven decision making. This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on AWS specialist who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building cloud-native solutions.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Design, build, and maintain AWS-based platform services and infrastructure.
- Develop and support data ingestion and integration services.
- Build, enhance, and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven services.
- Create and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
- Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and associated tooling.
- Implement secure deployment, monitoring, and operational practices.
- Support the integration of WiFi, IoT, and future occupancy data sources.
- Troubleshoot and resolve platform, integration, and deployment issues.
- Collaborate with architects and technical teams to implement target architecture designs.
- Ensure solutions meet security, performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.
- Support onboarding of new technologies, integrations, and data sources.
- Contribute to technical design discussions, engineering reviews, and best practice adoption.
- Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
- Support operational stability and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and Agile delivery activities.
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Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Active SC Clearance.
- Significant experience designing, building, and supporting AWS cloud platforms within production environments.
- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines, ideally with GitHub Actions.
- Strong Python development experience for integrations, automation, and backend services.
- Experience building and supporting APIs and backend integration services.
- Experience implementing event-driven and serverless architectures.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
- Experience integrating multiple systems and data sources within enterprise environments.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles and engineering best practices.
- Experience implementing cloud security controls and secure deployment practices.
- Knowledge of cloud networking and secure connectivity principles.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex platform and integration challenges.
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
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Desirable Skills:
- Experience with IoT, smart buildings, or occupancy analytics platforms.
- AWS IoT Core and wider AWS IoT services experience.
- Experience with edge integrations and connected device ecosystems.
- Knowledge of streaming data platforms and real-time processing architectures.
- Experience with Apache Kafka or AWS Kinesis.
- Familiarity with Cisco Meraki platforms and WiFi analytics solutions.
- Experience working within government, public sector, or regulated environments.
- Experience supporting workplace technology, estates, or building management programmes.
To apply for this Senior AWS Platform Engineer position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position.
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