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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Platform Engineer - **Company:** Fruition Group - **Location:** Leeds, UK - **Salary:** £70,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Encodings, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Reliability Engineering, Software Deployment, Tripwire, Data Logging, Delivery Pipeline, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Terraform, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815185818-aws-platform-engineer ## About the Role This role is hands-on, highly technical, and ideal for someone who enjoys owning core platform capabilities and embedding security into everything they build., * Strong experience as a Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineer * Hands-on AWS experience in production environments * Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns * Experience building CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows * Practical experience with cloud and container security * Infrastructure-as-code mindset and strong automation skills * Comfortable working cross-functionally and owning shared platforms, * Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) * Familiarity with SRE principles and reliability engineering * Security certifications or deep interest in cloud security About You: We're looking for someone who is: * Confident & Motivated: You take initiative and are eager to tackle new challenges. * Independent: You're comfortable working on tasks autonomously but enjoy collaborating with a team. * Quick to Learn: You're excited to dive into new technologies and constantly improve your skills. * Team-Oriented: You value working with a high-performance team and contributing to a positive culture. * Dedicated & Resourceful: You bring a strong work ethic and a solutions-oriented mindset. * Customer-Focused: You're driven by the chance to create solutions that make a difference for our customers. ## Description Job Title: AWS Platform Engineer Location: Leeds, UK (Hybrid) Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + benefits package About us A rapidly growing technology-driven organisation is seeking a Platform Engineer to strengthen security across cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. This role sits within a high-performing Platform Engineering function and blends security, DevOps and cloud engineering to embed security by design across modern, cloud-first environments. This role is hands-on, highly technical, and ideal for someone who enjoys owning core platform capabilities and embedding security into everything they build. This is a hybrid role - you will be required to work from the Leeds office 3 days a week. What You'll Do * Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform * Develop and operate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions * Manage Kubernetes deployments and application delivery with Argo CD (GitOps) * Build and maintain platform tooling that improves developer experience, reliability, and security * Implement and operate monitoring, logging, and alerting using the Elastic stack * Embed security into the platform and delivery pipelines (shift-left security) * Collaborate closely with application, security, and SRE teams * Troubleshoot platform issues and drive continuous improvements You don't need to be an expert in everything, but experience in several of these is expected: * Cloud: AWS (EKS, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Security Hub, Inspector) * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform * CI/CD: GitHub Actions * Monitoring & Logging: Elastic (ELK / Elastic Observability) * Security: Trivy, AWS Security Hub, AWS Inspector, security scanning tools * Scripting: Bash, Python, or similar What We're Looking For * Strong experience as a Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineer * Hands-on AWS experience in production environments * Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns * Experience building CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows * Practical experience with cloud and container security * Infrastructure-as-code mindset and strong automation skills * Comfortable working cross-functionally and owning shared platforms Nice to Have * Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) * Familiarity with SRE principles and reliability engineering * Security certifications or deep interest in cloud security About You: We're looking for someone who is: * Confident & Motivated: You take initiative and are eager to tackle new challenges. * Independent: You're comfortable working on tasks autonomously but enjoy collaborating with a team. * Quick to Learn: You're excited to dive into new technologies and constantly improve your skills. * Team-Oriented: You value working with a high-performance team and contributing to a positive culture. * Dedicated & Resourceful: You bring a strong work ethic and a solutions-oriented mindset. * Customer-Focused: You're driven by the chance to create solutions that make a difference for our customers. 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