Senior AWS Engineer

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS serverless services (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, Cognito and CloudWatch).
• Architect and support highly regulated, multi-tenant EKS/Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or similar tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Build and support modern web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Implement and optimise REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Contribute to event-driven and microservices architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support DevOps processes (CI/CD pipelines and configuration management), and troubleshoot issues across the technology stack.

Qualifications

Essential Skills & Experience

AWS & Cloud (Mandatory)

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS services, including:
• Lambda
• API Gateway
• DynamoDB
• SQS
• Cognito
• CloudWatch
• Proven experience designing, building, deploying and operating AWS workloads.
• Experience working in highly regulated and secure environments.

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with:
• EKS/Kubernetes production-grade clusters
• Multi-tenant Kubernetes architectures
• Platform reliability, scalability and observability

DevOps & Automation

• Experience implementing fully automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (mandatory).
• Configuration and deployment using Helm Charts.
• Scripting and automation using Python and Bash.

Application & Development

• Proficiency in TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with React frontend development.
• Experience developing and integrating:
• REST APIs
• GraphQL APIs
• Demonstrated understanding of:
• Microservices architectures
• Event-driven architectures

Quality & Testing

• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Exposure to relevant testing frameworks.
• Commitment to code quality, reliability and maintainability.

Security & DevSecOps

• Demonstrated understanding of:
• Secure-by-design principles
• DevSecOps practices
• Security controls across cloud, container and CI/CD layers

Collaboration & Problem Solving

• Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across the full technology stack.
• Ability to work in complex, distributed system environments.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in financial services or other regulated industries.
• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect and/or DevOps Engineer).