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AWS Cloud Engineer

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Belfast City District · posted 22 August 2026
Location
Belfast City District, Northern Ireland
Category
IT & Technology
  • Design, build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure on AWS
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK
  • Build and support scalable, secure and resilient application platforms
  • Work closely with engineers developing applications in React, TypeScript and Python
  • Support the deployment and operation of frontend and backend services
  • Design and manage containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery workflows
  • Implement monitoring, logging, tracing and observability best practices
  • Optimise cloud environments for performance, reliability and cost efficiency
  • Support incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Apply cloud security best practices and governance controls
  • Contribute to platform automation and developer self-service capabilities
  • Help define cloud architecture standards and operational best practices

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
  • Experience designing and operating cloud-native applications and infrastructure
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK)
  • Strong understanding of AWS services including IAM, VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS and S3
  • Experience supporting modern web applications built with React and TypeScript
  • Experience working with backend services developed in Python
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong understanding of observability, monitoring and logging practices
  • Experience troubleshooting issues across both cloud infrastructure and application layers
  • Knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer or SysOps) are nice to have.
  • Software engineering experience in Python is nice to have.
  • Experience developing frontend applications using React and TypeScript is nice to have.
  • Experience with GraphQL and REST APIs is nice to have.
  • Experience running production workloads on EKS is nice to have.
  • Experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda is nice to have.
  • Experience with Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana or New Relic is nice to have.
  • Exposure to distributed systems and event-driven architectures is nice to have.
  • Experience working within consulting or client-facing environments is nice to have.
  • Familiarity with GenAI, machine learning or data platforms is nice to have.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure on AWS, utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation. Proficient in building scalable application platforms and implementing best practices for monitoring, security, and CI/CD workflows.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • AWS Cloud Infrastructure Management
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
  • Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
  • CI/CD Pipeline Development
  • Cloud Security Best Practices

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

  • AWS Services (IAM, VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3)
  • React Application Development
  • TypeScript Programming
  • Python Programming
  • Monitoring and Logging Practices
  • Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
  • Cloud Optimization Techniques
  • Observability Best Practices
  • Serverless Technologies (AWS Lambda)
  • GraphQL and REST APIs

Soft Skills

  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Collaboration Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

  • AWS Solutions Architect
  • AWS Developer
  • AWS SysOps

Industry Keywords

  • Cloud-Native Applications
  • Production Workloads
  • Distributed Systems
  • Event-Driven Architectures
  • Client-Facing Environments

Tools & Technologies

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Datadog
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • New Relic
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