NOC Engineer (AWS)

Spectrum IT Recruitment
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Remote
Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Cloud Computing
Linux
DNS
Monitoring of Systems
Python
Linux System Administration
Networking Basics
Prometheus
TCP/IP
Datadog
Load Balancing
Grafana
Kubernetes
Cloudwatch
Terraform
Splunk
Docker

Job description

  • We monitor and maintain highly available production platforms running in AWS.
  • We respond to and manage production incidents across a 24/7 service.
  • We investigate complex technical issues and restore services quickly and effectively.
  • We develop automation to reduce manual operational tasks and improve platform resilience.
  • We build and improve monitoring, alerting and observability across cloud environments.
  • We work alongside Software, Platform, Cloud and Security Engineers to improve reliability and operational excellence.
  • We contribute to post-incident reviews and drive continuous service improvements.
  • We support containerised workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.

Technologies:

  • AWS
  • Bash
  • Cloud
  • CloudWatch
  • Datadog
  • Docker
  • Grafana
  • Incident Management
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Load Balancing
  • Prometheus
  • Python
  • Security
  • Splunk
  • TCP/IP
  • Network
  • Terraform

Requirements

  • We ideally want experience in a Production Engineering, Cloud Operations or NOC environment.
  • We want exposure to Linux systems administration.
  • We want exposure to AWS cloud infrastructure.
  • We want exposure to Kubernetes and Docker.
  • We want exposure to production support and incident management.
  • We want exposure to Python, Bash or Go scripting.
  • We want exposure to monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk or CloudWatch.
  • We want exposure to networking fundamentals including DNS, TCP/IP and load balancing.
  • We want a passion for automation, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, SRE principles or regulated environments would be beneficial, but is not essential.

Benefits & conditions

We are an engineering-led organisation building resilient cloud platforms that support critical national services. This is a fully remote role in the UK with a 24/7 shift pattern on a 28-day rota covering days and nights. We offer a competitive salary, bonus and excellent benefits. This is far more than a traditional NOC role, with a strong focus on reliability, automation and continuous improvement. We work in a collaborative environment where you will help shape highly resilient cloud services and improve operational excellence across the platform.

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