Cloud Engineer - AWS - Python

We are looking for a skilled AWS Cloud & Python Engineer to bridge the gap between application development and cloud infrastructure for a technically led & growing UK-based company. You'll own the full lifecycle of data transformation applications, from writing clean, efficient Python code to designing the AWS architecture that runs it, working closely with an established cloud engineering team on scalable, high-performance data solutions.Location: remote (UK) or hybrid from the Southwest based head office (Bristol, Bath, Exeter area) Salary: £70,000 basic plus an extensive benefits package. Office visits roughly every two to three weeks (2 days, probably?) for those based further afield - we can talk about this. Submit your CV and any additional required information after you have read this description by clicking on the application button. Job title: Cloud Engineer. You are likely to come from a Python Developer background who has gone into AWS Devops, or an AWS DevOps background, with strong coding skill in Python. There is a lot of data in this role too - so potentially a Data Engineer, with strong experience of AWS? What you'll be doing Design, build and maintain Python applications for real-time decision making and large-scale data transformation Provision and scale secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform Architect cost-efficient, low-latency, high-throughput solutions without compromising reliability Deploy serverless and containerised workloads across Lambda, ECS, EC2, SQS, S3 and RDS Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, builds and deployments Set up monitoring and logging with CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray to keep systems running smoothly What you need to bring A strong background combining core Python development with hands-on AWS infrastructure work Hands-on experience with S3, Lambda, ECS, SQS, RDS and EC2 Proven experience deploying environments with Terraform Experience with Docker and container orchestration such as ECS Familiarity with data transformation strategies, high-volume data streams, and solid Git and CI/CD practices (desirable) Why you'll love this job Genuine end-to-end ownership, from writing the code to designing the infrastructure it runs on The flexibility to work remotely or hybrid, with just occasional visits to a collaborative Southwest UK-based team The chance to work with the latest AWS technologies on complex, large-scale data challenges, where you can see your work...err, work, in the real world! Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.