AWS Platform Engineer

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.