AWS Senior Platform Engineer
Remote Hybrid (1 day a week onsite negotiable)
£75,000 – £90,000 bonus and shares

Tech: AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes / EKS / CloudFormation / CDK / CICD

The Opportunity
We have FOUR very exciting roles with one of our most desirable clients. We’ve been working with this client for years and every candidate we have ever placed with them have loved it there. Contractors go perm with them, and permies stay for years. If you are considering a career move, this is (almost certainly) the client for you.
An established cloud and platform engineering consultancy is looking for an AWS Senior Platform Engineer to help design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms for a range of public and private sector clients.
You’ll work hands-on across modern AWS environments, partnering closely with engineering teams to improve developer experience, reliability, and security. This is a great role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, influencing technical direction, and mentoring others while remaining deeply technical.

The Role

• Designing and operating AWS-based platform components
• Building infrastructure using Terraform
• Improving and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting containerised workloads using Kubernetes/EKS
• Enabling cloud-native patterns with application teams
• Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Creating reusable templates and platform patterns
• Contributing to platform reliability, scalability, and security
• Mentoring and sharing knowledge across teams

About You

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS platform engineering
• Solid IaC experience (Terraform essential; CDK/CloudFormation a bonus)
• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms
• Good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices
• AWS networking knowledge (VPCs, load balancing, connectivity)
• Comfortable working in client-facing or consulting environments
• Clear communicator with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset

Why This Role and Company?

• Genuine work–life balance – Flexible hours, remote-first hybrid working, and a culture that respects life outside work.
• Strong focus on wellbeing – Private healthcare, mental health support, and benefits designed to support you long-term.
• Investment in your growth – Annual learning budget, modern tooling, and opportunities to influence technical direction.
• Inclusive, people-first culture – Dog-friendly office, relaxed dress code, regular socials, and a supportive engineering environment.
• Mission-led cloud engineering – Helping organisations simplify cloud delivery with strong visibility across cost, security, and performance.

Please apply with a copy of your CV and Emma from SR2 will contact potential candidates regarding next steps.