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AWS Automation Engineer - AI
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Salary
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£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 5223 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (52% match). If the code is right — and Cognizant is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
Excellent opportunity for AWS Automation Engineers with strong expertise in AWS cloud services, automation engineering, agent-based automation, and RPA skills to deliver end‑to‑end automations using AWS-native tooling, low-code platforms, and full-code engineering across enterprise systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop automation solutions using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, SNS/SQS, CloudWatch/CloudTrail, KMS, Secrets Manager.
- Build intelligent document processing workflows leveraging AWS Textract, Comprehend, and extraction pipelines.
- Develop autonomous agents using AWS Q, AgentCore, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen for reasoning, orchestration, and tool-use.
- Implement GenAI automation patterns including RAG, summarisation, classification, and routing using AWS Bedrock.
- Build monitoring and automation insight dashboards using AWS QuickSight.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy.
- Build and integrate RPA automations using tools like UiPath, Power Automate, or Automation Anywhere, linking them with AWS APIs and event-driven architectures.
- Write clean, modular Python code for APIs, microservices, automation logic, and integrations.
- Use Terraform or AWS CDK for Infrastructure-as-Code, and adopt Git workflows, containerization, and automated testing.
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and tune automation workloads for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in automation or AWS cloud development experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in AWS serverless & event-driven architecture.
- Advanced Python development, boto3, REST APIs, JSON.
- Experience with agentic automation (Q, AgentCore, LangChain/LangGraph/CrewAI).
- Exposure to RPA tools (UiPath, Power Automate, AA).
- Understanding of IAM, VPC networking, encryption, and cloud security.
AWS Certifications:
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (must have)
- AWS Developer – Associate (preferred)
- AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate (good to have)
- AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional (strong advantage)
Preferred Skills
- Experience with AWS Bedrock, OpenSearch, RAG implementations, or vector DBs.
- Experience designing automation at enterprise scale.
- Familiarity with Power Platform and Copilot Studio.
At Cognizant you will experience an exciting mix of innovation by design, creativity, collaboration, and efficiency within a framework of stimulating objectives and a passion for delivering the best to our customers.
You will be joining a network of some of the most creative, innovative, and dedicated people in the industry with ample opportunities to learn and develop your career.
Our Associates are chosen for their attitude, skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm but above all, their belief that anything is possible.
Cognizant is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, sexual orientation, political opinions, or trade union membership.
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Where this offer sits in the market
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