Junior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Position: Junior Infrastructure Engineer (Edinburgh)

Purpose of the role: Build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems. Ensure reliability, scalability, and security using hardware, software, networks, and cloud platforms.

• Build Engineering: Develop, deliver, and maintain high‑quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitor IT infrastructure, detect and resolve issues, and use data to reduce mean time to resolution.
• Automation: Create automated scripts and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Security: Implement secure configurations and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber‑attacks.
• Teamwork: Collaborate cross‑functionally with product managers, architects, and engineers.
• Learning: Stay informed about industry technology trends and contribute to the organization’s technology community.

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support applications in a multi‑cloud environment.
• Automate deployment pipelines using Cloud Bees/Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or similar tools.
• Manage AWS resources (EC2, ALBs, SGs, Cloud Formation, etc.) and maintain monitoring dashboards using Data Dog.
• Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and propose improvements.
• Work on a rotating on‑call schedule and liaise with stakeholders.
• Document processes and secure configurations.

• Experience with core AWS Cloud infrastructure such as EC2, ALBs, and SGs.
• Hands‑on experience developing and running code via CI/CD pipelines.
• Basic knowledge of RHEL/OS commands.
• Experience supporting and monitoring production applications and managing incidents.
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud Formation and container technology (e.g., Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience using monitoring/logging tools such as Data Dog and creating dashboards.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom