AWS Platform Engineer - CloudFormation
Falcon Chase International
Leeds, United Kingdom
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Leeds, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloudformation
Containerization
Terraform
Docker
Jenkins
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a growing engineering team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable AWS platform infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone with strong platform engineering expertise, hands-on AWS experience, and solid Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills using CloudFormation., * Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable AWS platform solutions.
- Manage, monitor, and optimise cloud infrastructure and platform services.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation.
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
- Collaborate closely with Development, Infrastructure, Product, and Architecture teams to deliver robust platform capabilities.
- Drive automation to improve deployment, operational efficiency, and software delivery.
- Contribute engineering expertise to platform strategy and architectural improvements.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.
Requirements
- 10-15 years of Platform Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
- Strong AWS platform engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience with CloudFormation (Terraform also considered, but CloudFormation is highly preferred).
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline automation using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
- Strong knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience working alongside Development and Infrastructure teams to deliver platform solutions.
- Strong Scripting and automation experience.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to Have
- Terraform exposure.
- Experience working in large enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of DevOps best practices and modern cloud-native architectures.