Cloud Engineer - AWS | Python

In this role, you will own end-to-end data transformation applications, from Python code to the AWS infrastructure that runs it. You’ll collaborate with an established cloud engineering team to deliver scalable, high-performance data solutions. You’ll design cost-efficient, low-latency architectures and deploy serverless and containerised workloads, while ensuring robust monitoring and automation. This is a hands-on position at a technically driven UK-based company with flexible remote/hybrid options and frequent cross-functional collaboration.

• extensive benefits package
• remote or hybrid work
• occasional office visits to Southwest UK-based team
• salary £70,000 basic

• Design, build, and maintain Python applications for real-time decision making and large-scale data transformation
• Provision and scale secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform
• Architect cost-efficient, low-latency, high-throughput solutions
• Deploy serverless and containerised workloads across Lambda, ECS, EC2, SQS, S3 and RDS
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, builds and deployments
• Set up monitoring and logging with CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray

• Strong background combining core Python development with hands-on AWS infrastructure work
• Hands-on experience with S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS, RDS and EC2
• Proven experience deploying environments with Terraform
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration such as ECS
• Familiarity with data transformation strategies, high-volume data streams, and solid Git and CI/CD practices (desirable)

• Ownership mindset
• Collaborative team player
• Problem-solving orientation
• Python development
• AWS infrastructure
• Terraform