Skills

CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Monitoring Networking Architecture AWS cloud platforms CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Senior AWS Platform Engineer | AWS, Terraform & Kubernetes | Cloud & Platform Consulting

Salary: £75,000–£90,000 + 10% bonus + 10% share options
Location: London (Hybrid – typically 1 day per week in office or client site)
Requirement: UK Security Clearance eligibility required
Contract: Permanent, Full-time

We’re hiring a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to join a specialist cloud and platform engineering consultancy delivering secure, scalable AWS platforms for enterprise and public sector organisations.

This is a hands-on consulting role, working closely with client engineering teams to design and build scalable cloud platforms. The position suits engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, working across different environments, and contributing directly to customer delivery.

Engineers with a consultancy background or strong client-facing delivery experience are strongly preferred.

The Role

As a Senior AWS Platform Engineer, you will design and deliver modern AWS platform components while enabling teams to build and operate cloud-native applications more effectively.

You will work within multi-disciplinary delivery teams, contributing to platform architecture, building infrastructure as code, and improving CI/CD pipelines and operational capabilities.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing and building secure, scalable AWS platform components
Implementing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Building and improving CI/CD pipelines to support cloud-native delivery
Supporting containerised workloads using Kubernetes (EKS)
Working closely with application teams to enable cloud-native patterns
Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting for operational visibility
Creating reusable templates, modules, and deployment patterns
Contributing to the reliability, scalability, and security of cloud platforms
Supporting onboarding of teams and workloads onto shared cloud platforms
Mentoring engineers and sharing knowledge through reviews and documentation

Requirements

Strong AWS platform engineering experience in production environments
Terraform Infrastructure as Code (essential)
Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and automation
Knowledge of AWS networking concepts (VPCs, connectivity, load balancing)
Experience working with containerised workloads and Kubernetes (EKS)
Strong collaboration skills and ability to communicate with engineers and stakeholders
Consultancy background or proven client-facing delivery experience
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance

Highly Desirable

Experience delivering cloud migration, optimisation, or platform transformation projects
Exposure to consulting environments working across multiple clients
AWS certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate)
Kubernetes certifications (e.g. CKA)
Terraform certification
Experience in public sector or regulated environments

Why Join

Work on complex AWS platform programmes for major organisations
Join a consultancy focused on platform engineering, DevOps, and cloud-native delivery
Collaborate with highly experienced cloud engineers and platform specialists
Work across varied client environments and technical challenges
Be part of a business helping organisations modernise how software is delivered

Benefits

10% performance bonus
10% share options
£1,000 annual learning and development budget
Funded certifications
Flexible working with core hours (10–4)
Hybrid working model
Private healthcare
Enhanced parental leave
Pension and salary sacrifice options
Employee wellbeing support and mental health resources

About the Company

We are Prism Digital, your DevOps and Cloud talent partner. Proud sponsors and co-organisers of the London DevOps meetup group. We are a niche consultancy with a tight focus on driving quality over quantity. We pride ourselves on our consultative approach, our extensive knowledge of the DevOps, Cloud and infrastructure sector and most importantly how important great talent is to help your company grow and succeed. We offer: • Expertise in Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Linux, Windows, CI/CD, Configuration Management, IaC, Cont... Know more