Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - AWS Serverless, Event Driven

Smart Sourcer Limited

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

7 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

£ 70K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Software as a Service

DevOps

Amazon DynamoDB

Event-Driven Programming

Github

Python

Peering

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Pulumi

Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)

Autoscaling

Technical Debt

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloudflare

Functional Programming

Cloudwatch

Api Gateway

Terraform

Serverless Computing

Job description

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - AWS Serverless, IaC, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Lambda, Event Driven

A standout permanent opportunity with a global, market-leading B2B SaaS organisation undergoing rapid evolution in cloud, AI adoption, and modern engineering practices. They're expanding their UK DevOps function and looking for someone who thrives in complex AWS environments, enjoys solving real engineering challenges, and brings a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

What You'll Be Doing:

Reporting to the UK DevOps Lead, you'll play a key role in designing, delivering, and supporting the cloud foundations that underpin their SaaS products and internal platforms:

Designing, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient AWS infrastructure
Implementing and enhancing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Managing infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS CDK, and Pulumi
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure for new initiatives
Actively contributing to team discussions with ideas, feedback, and solutions
Taking full ownership of assigned tasks from planning through to delivery
Communicating progress, blockers, and risks clearly and proactively
Supporting incident response, including escalation, resolution, and post-incident improvements
Documenting systems, processes, and technical decisions with clarity and accuracy
Handling context switching effectively when priorities shift
Reducing technical debt across environments and improving operational maturity
Maintaining a strong security and compliance mindset in all designs and implementations
Stepping up during high-pressure events, escalations, and critical incidents
Ensuring reliable availability during agreed working hours

Requirements

We're looking for people with deep knowledge of AWS and experience working in production environments where availability, resilience, and security are critical is essential including: