Job Description
AWS DevOps Engineer
At Cloud Bridge, we transform how businesses use AWS Cloud Services. We specialise in Consultancy, Managed Services, Cloud Governance, FinOps, and AI/ML to unlock AWS's full potential.
Recognised as AWS's Rising Star Partner of the Year for 2023 in EMEA and 2022 in the UK&I, we’re expanding globally with new offices in South Africa and Dubai, a strong presence in the Philippines, and our HQ in the UK.
We’ve managed hundreds of cloud migrations, architectural projects, cost optimisations, and support services for a diverse range of customers, from start-ups to public sector organisations.
As an AWS Premium Partner, we enhance IT experiences for clients across various sectors. If you're ready to make a difference and join an exciting journey with Cloud Bridge and AWS, we want to hear from you.
Role Overview
We are looking for an AWS-focused DevOps Engineer who can operate across both cloud operations and platform engineering, working within a customer-aligned model to take ownership of AWS environments while contributing to a wider engineering team.
In this role, you will:
Own and evolve AWS-based environments for a defined customer account
Drive automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code adoption
Improve security posture, reliability, and scalability
Work closely with customer teams, developers, and internal specialists
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working across live production environments, while also building and improving the systems that run them.
Customer-Aligned Engineering Model
This role operates within our customer-aligned engineering model, where you will be primarily aligned to a specific customer account.
Act as a dedicated technical point of contact for the customer’s AWS environment
Develop a deep understanding of their architecture, workloads, and business priorities
Take ownership of the stability, optimisation, and continuous improvement of their platform
Work closely with customer stakeholders to deliver ongoing value and technical guidance
While aligned to a customer, you will remain part of the wider Cloud Bridge engineering team, benefiting from:
Shared knowledge, tooling, and best practices
Access to subject matter experts across cloud, security, and DevOps
Collaboration on complex challenges and cross-customer initiatives
Ongoing support, training, and development
This model combines the ownership of an embedded engineer with the strength of a highly skilled AWS partner team.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Operations & Support
Provide advanced technical support for AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, etc.)
Troubleshoot system, application, and network issues in line with SLAs
Monitor platform performance and availability using CloudWatch and observability tooling
Contribute to post-incident reviews and continuous improvement
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitOps workflows)
Support and operate containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
Implement deployment strategies and improve release processes
Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
Cloud Architecture & Engineering
Manage AWS environments across multiple accounts, including networking, compute, storage, and databases
Support modern AWS architectures including Landing Zones, multi-account strategies, and Transit Gateway
Maintain and optimise services such as RDS/Aurora, backups, and performance tuning
Collaborate with development teams to ensure scalable and resilient application deployments
Security & Compliance
Embed security best practices across infrastructure and delivery pipelines
Implement and manage security tooling (e.g. vulnerability scanning, container/image security)
Apply principles such as least privilege, encryption, and secrets management
Support compliance and audit requirements where applicable
Documentation & Continuous Improvement
Create and maintain runbooks, knowledge base articles, and technical documentation
Identify opportunities for automation and service improvement
Contribute to internal tooling, frameworks, and reusable patterns
Essential Skills
Strong experience working with AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch)
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
Solid understanding of containerisation and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure and applications
Experience with scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
Understanding of AWS networking concepts (VPC, routing, load balancing)
Knowledge of security best practices (IAM, encryption, secrets management)
Experience working in a customer-facing or managed services environment
Excellent documentation and communication skills
Desirable Skills
Experience with GitOps tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux)
Exposure to observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Experience with multi-account AWS environments / Control Tower
Familiarity with security tooling (Snyk, Trivy, etc.)
Exposure to other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. healthcare, finance)
AWS certifications (Associate, Professional, or Specialty)
Benefits Overview
25 Days Paid Time-off
Birthday Leave
Company Bonus Scheme
Flexible Working
Early Friday Finish (Monthly)
Company Laptop and Peripherals
Company Sabbatical Scheme
Personalised Training & Development Plan
Annual Wellness Allowance
Company Events
Wellbeing support
Mental Health Champions
Calm app subscription