Senior AWS Engineer

Are you ready tochart your own career path With our refreshed strategy were building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged empowered and accountable; where they can show up speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location:Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:Hybrid

Employment Type:Permanent

Seniority:Mid-Senior Level

About the role:

Join St. Jamess Place as a Senior AWS Engineer! This is an outstanding opportunity to develop the future of our cloud infrastructure ensuring a performant and reliable platform for our community. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and thrive in a collaborative environment we want you on our team!

What youll be doing:

Collaborating with Technology Operations Solution Architects and Project teams to build AWS infrastructure.
Assessing and delivering complex changes for various projects.
Providing mentorship and support to team members for their technical development.
Performing operational activities such as incident resolution and maintenance.
Recommending and delivering efficient solutions.
Maintaining the cybersecurity stance of our IT infrastructure.
Identifying and implementing areas for automation.
Acting as a consultant for complex problems and issues.
Keeping up-to-date with AWS tools and recommending improvements.

About you:

You will be a technically capable AWS Cloud Engineer who thrives in complex enterprise environments. You bring a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure automation and operational support coupled with a genuine passion for continuous improvement and professional development.

With a proven track record of delivering and supporting AWS-based solutions you are comfortable working across a broad range of technologies and are equally adept at managing day-to-day operational responsibilities as you are contributing to strategic cloud initiatives. You will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills enabling you to diagnose complex issues identify root causes and implement effective long-term solutions.

Essential Criteria:

Proven hands-on experience designing implementing and supporting AWS cloud environments.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (minimum) with Professional-level certifications considered advantageous.
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) ideally using Terraform.
Experience supporting both Windows and Linux workloads in AWS environments.
Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across cloud infrastructure and platform technologies.
Experience working within large enterprise environments including exposure to networking firewalls Active Directory and hybrid-cloud architectures.
Knowledge of AWS security and governance services including IAM AWS Config KMS and SecOps best practices.
Understanding of High Availability Disaster Recovery and operational resilience within AWS.
Experience contributing to cloud migration infrastructure modernisation or data centre transformation initiatives.
A proactive ownership-driven approach with the ability to see issues through to resolution.

Desirable Criteria:

Wealth Management or Financial services experience

Whats in it for you

Whatever stage of life youre in our benefits are designed to provide the support flexibility and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond.

In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme which reflects both individual and company performance youll benefit from a market-leading benefits package tailored to support your wellbeing financial security and family life.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.

• Private Medical Insurance company-funded cover for you and your immediate family
• Generous Pension Scheme a non-contributory employer contribution of 10% increasing with length of service up to 15% plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Parental Leave up to 26 weeks full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits company-funded critical illness cover income protection and life assurance
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker

Reasonable Adjustments
Were an equalopportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessibleand inclusive for all if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stageplease let us know by emailing us at
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Whats next

If youre excitedabout this role and believe you have the skills and experience were lookingfor wed love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clickingapply below and our team will be in touch.
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Required Experience:

Senior IC