Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS)

Location: United Kingdom; remote-first, with an office available for in-person work. Short-period remote work overseas is permitted only while remaining a UK tax resident.

Salary: £60,000–£65,000 per year, dependent on experience.

Company

hirify.global is an education technology company building a digital platform that makes quality books and learning resources more accessible to students.

What you will do

• Manage and support AWS infrastructure with a focus on scalability, security, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Deploy containerized Docker/ECS and serverless AWS Lambda applications through CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Operate Aurora MySQL and DynamoDB data stores, including backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor platform performance with Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch, responding to alerts and resolving incidents.
• Review network activity through AWS Security Hub and Cloudflare, and improve cloud security and compliance practices.
• Automate operational processes, improve observability, and identify performance bottlenecks across the platform.

Requirements

• Experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a similar field.
• Strong experience with AWS services, containerized applications, Aurora MySQL, and DynamoDB.
• Expertise with Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch for real-time platform monitoring.
• Strong understanding of network security, Cloudflare, VPC, and networking fundamentals.
• Hands-on CI/CD experience for Docker and serverless applications, preferably with GitHub Actions, plus Linux and shell scripting proficiency.
• Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation and experience with incident management, troubleshooting, and platform recovery.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a global, distributed team outside core business hours.
• Previous experience with SecOps and cloud security best practices.
• Experience scaling highly available systems in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, remote-first working environment with an office option.
• Personal learning and development budget plus dedicated learning time and hackathons.
• 22 days of annual leave, increasing by one day per year of service, plus additional year-end days off.
• Flexible bank holidays, personal days, sabbatical options, and family leave support.
• Private medical, optical, and dental insurance, plus a Cycle to Work Scheme and workplace nursery benefit.
• Regular social events and activities.