Cloud Software Engineer (AWS)

TL;DR

Cloud Software Engineer (AWS): Building and supporting secure cloud platforms and services for critical missions and national services with an accent on infrastructure-as-code, automation, resilience, and cloud security. Focus on designing cloud-native environments, solving complex infrastructure and operational issues, and improving secure delivery through DevSecOps practices.

Location: Cheltenham, Ipswich, London, or Manchester, United Kingdom.

Salary: Competitive DV market-aligned salary; DV allowance of up to £5,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a major UK telecommunications company delivering secure technology and connectivity services for customers and critical national infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design, build, and support secure cloud platforms and services, primarily using AWS.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with customers, architects, security specialists, and engineering teams to deliver secure cloud solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve cloud platforms for availability, resilience, and performance.
• Contribute to cloud security, risk management, compliance, engineering standards, and peer reviews.
• Share knowledge, mentor less experienced engineers, and evaluate tools that improve platform capabilities.

Requirements

• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms and designing, deploying, supporting, or improving cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, automation, cloud networking, security, and operational best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues in modern infrastructure environments.
• Ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary engineering teams and explain technical concepts clearly.

Nice to have

• Experience with containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, or DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of cloud security controls, compliance frameworks, and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience supporting highly available or mission-critical services.
• AWS certifications, automation programming experience, or experience in secure, regulated, or government environments.
• Experience mentoring colleagues or providing technical leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured technical progression pathway with extensive training and development opportunities.
• 10% on-target bonus, pension contributions, and flexible benefits including healthcare and additional annual leave.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, and two weeks of paid carer's leave.
• Equal family leave, enhanced women's health support, and 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues.
• Additional benefits include an on-call allowance where applicable, retail discounts, and discounted broadband, mobile, and TV packages.