AWS Cloud Platform Lead
Ntrinsic Consulting
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 87KJob location
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Java
JavaScript
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Computer Programming
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Identity and Access Management
Python
Node.js
Open Source Technology
Cloud Services
SQL Databases
TypeScript
Grafana
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudformation
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Containerization
Uipath
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Functional Programming
Cloudwatch
Terraform
Blue Prism
Serverless Computing
Docker
Jenkins
Job description
We are seeking an expert AWS Cloud Platform Lead to drive the design, implementation, and governance of our scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native applications. This leadership role requires deep technical authority in AWS, IaC (Terraform), and DevOps to manage projects and set technical direction for multiple delivery teams., * IaC Leadership: Owning the full lifecycle of Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
- Architecture & Direction: Designing scalable and secure AWS solutions, providing definitive advice, and contributing to wider technical strategy.
- CI/CD Mastery: Building and maintaining high-quality CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and robust monitoring (CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana).
- Team & Standards: Providing direction to projects, negotiating consensus on contentious issues, and ensuring alignment to best practice across all product development.
- Resilience: Working with Security and Infrastructure teams to ensure highly resilient, secure, and available products.
Requirements
You must demonstrate deep expertise across all these areas:
- AWS Cloud Architecture
- Deep proficiency in core services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation.
- Experience with serverless and containerization (ECS, EKS, Fargate).
- Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and cost optimization.
- IaC & DevOps
- Expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
- Proven experience building and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD Pipelines.
- Programming & Development
- Strong skills in Python, Java, Node.js, or Go.
- Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, and Docker for cloud solutions.
Desirable Knowledge
- Awareness of open-source AI/ML models in cloud solutions.
- Awareness of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions like UiPath or Blue Prism.