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# AWS Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Featuredneweasy
- **Location:** Exeter, UK
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Software Systems, Real Time Systems, Spring Cloud, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Real Time Data, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing, Docker
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/aws-cloud-engineer/57285800

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience building cloud-native applications within AWS, ideally including S3, Lambda, EC2, ECS, SQS and Aurora
 * Expert-level Python development skills
 * Proven experience designing highly available, scalable and resilient software solutions
 * Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Helm, plus Git, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD
 * Desirable: exposure to Java or C++, or Microsoft Azure data services

## Description

South West based innovative, technology-driven organisation looking for an experienced AWS / Python Cloud Engineer to help shape the future of their AWS-based infrastructure. You'll work on high-performance, cloud-native applications (in Python) that process large volumes of real-time data, collaborating closely with software, data and DevOps teams to deliver secure, resilient solutions across the AWS stack / services. You'll relish the challenge of creating solutions that impact real-world issues, where you can tangibly see your work impact the environment., Location: Exeter, hybrid (two office days per week, preferably Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but not necessarily!) Salary: up to £70,000 basic, plus bonus and benefits package. Suitable commutes may include: Bath, Bristol, Plymouth, etc.
What you'll be doing

 * Design, develop and maintain scalable, real-time applications using Python
 * Build cloud-native solutions using AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS and Aurora
 * Deploy containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes, implementing serverless architectures where appropriate
 * Monitor application health and performance using CloudWatch and X-Ray, proactively resolving issues
 * Collaborate with data engineers, DevOps and product teams, and take part in code reviews and Agile ceremonies


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