Infrastructure Engineer ( AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes

Job Summary

Help build the next generation of cloud infrastructure for one of the UK's leading Tier 1 banks.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a passion for AWS, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Automation and Cloud Engineering to design and deliver secure, scalable and highly resilient cloud platforms. Working within a modern engineering environment, you'll collaborate with Software Engineers, Architects, Product Owners and Platform teams to build self‑service infrastructure products, enhance CI/CD pipelines and engineer cloud platforms that are secure, observable, resilient and built for operational excellence.

• Design, build and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Engineer infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Develop automation using Python and/or Shell scripting.
• Build, maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab CI/CD.
• Design, deploy and support containerised platforms using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Build intuitive self‑service infrastructure products for engineering teams.
• Develop resilient, observable cloud platforms with security, sustainability and operational excellence at their core.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Owners, Architects and Platform teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions.
• Develop product roadmaps and manage the lifecycle of infrastructure products.
• Support production platforms, troubleshoot issues and continuously improve infrastructure services.
• Drive infrastructure automation and standardisation across multiple environments.
• Work closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver enterprise infrastructure services.
• Contribute to Agile delivery teams and promote Platform Engineering best practices.
• Participate in an out‑of‑hours on‑call support rota for critical production infrastructure.

Minimum 6 years' commercial experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, Dev Ops Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

• EC2
• IAM
• VPC
• EKS
• ECS
• S3
• Cloud Watch
• Auto Scaling

Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience developing automation using Python and/or Shell (Bash) scripting.

Commercial experience building and maintaining Git Lab CI/CD pipelines.

Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Experience designing reusable Terraform modules and automation frameworks.

Experience supporting modern Platform Engineering solutions.

Strong Linux administration skills.

Experience supporting production cloud platforms.

Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Willingness to participate in an out‑of‑hours support rota.

• Grafana
• Prometheus
• Grafana Loki
• Grafana Tempo
• Grafana Mimir
• Cloud Watch

Logging, monitoring and alerting best practices.

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Platform Engineering.
• Infrastructure security and cloud governance.
• Git Ops.
• Helm.
• AWS Lambda.
• Cloud Formation.
• Ansible.
• Infrastructure Automation.
• Dev Sec Ops .
• Monitoring and incident management.
• Performance optimisation.
• Cloud cost optimisation.
• Enterprise‑scale cloud platforms.
• Financial Services, Banking or other highly regulated environments.

You'll enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and have a passion for automation, cloud engineering and Platform Engineering.

You'll bring an automation‑first mindset, thrive within Agile teams and enjoy collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver secure, resilient and scalable cloud infrastructure.

You'll be comfortable supporting critical production platforms, participating in an on‑call rota and driving continuous improvement through Infrastructure as Code, automation and modern engineering practices.

Competitive salary, pension, bonus and comprehensive benefits package.

Hybrid working with offices in London or Edinburgh.

London: £80,520 – £100,000
Edinburgh/National: £60,000 – £75,000

Permanent | Hybrid Working