AWS Platform Engineer

A leading consultancy is looking for an AWS Platform Engineer to drive a major cloud modernization program for a high-profile UK Financial Services firm. You will own the foundation of an enterprise-scale ecosystem, evolving the AWS Landing Zone to ensure global networking, security guardrails, and automated governance are world-class.

You will be responsible for the following

• Modernise Governance: Architect and scale multi-account environments using AWS Control Tower and Organizations.
• Engineer Connectivity: Build high-performance network topologies with Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, and VPC Endpoints.
• Automate Infrastructure: Drive platform consistency by deploying all resources via CloudFormation (IaC) and Python/Shell Scripts.
• Harden Security: Deploy advanced perimeter defenses using WAFv2, Network Firewall, and Firewall Manager.
• Optimize & Monitor: Maintain deep observability and cost efficiency using CloudWatch, Datadog, and CloudTrail.
• Govern Identity: Enforce strict least-privilege access across the platform via expert IAM management.

• Expert knowledge of VPC components, subnets, route tables, and gateways (IGW/NAT).
• Proficient in managing global DNS via Route 53 and configuring ALB/NLB load balancers.
• Deep understanding of VPN, BGP, and network peering protocols.
• Solid grasp of the broader ecosystem: EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, and Config.
• Strong background in implementing Security Groups, NACLs, and PrivateLink.

London Based - Hybrid Working | £50,000 to £70,000

Must be SC Clearance Eligible

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.