Hybrid AWS Cloud Engineer

at UK Biobank

• Job title: AWS Cloud Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, EC2, Firewalls, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cheadle, United Kingdom

About the role

• AWS Cloud Engineer joining a cloud transformation project for UK Biobank. Developing and maintaining AWS platforms for world-leading biomedical research.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Cloud Infrastructure Lead, you’ll play a key role in developing, maintaining, and scaling UK Biobank’s AWS platform.
• You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, cloud specialists, information security professionals, and development teams to support service migrations, deploy new features, and continuously improve performance, automation, and resilience.
• This green-field cloud programme gives you the chance to influence future architecture, embed best-practice security, and shape the direction of a platform used to support world-leading research.
• Working with the Cloud Infrastructure Lead to develop and maintain UK Biobank’s AWS environment.
• Providing expert advice and assistance with the deployment of AWS technologies.
• Working with development teams to build, deploy, and maintain AWS services such as standard compute, serverless compute, storage, databases, containers, and networking.
• Working with the Head of Information Security to implement and maintain security measures that safeguard the AWS environment and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of UK Biobank services and data.
• Ensuring systems and services are configured to log event data correctly and securely, and that the data are copied to the organisation’s SIEM solution for analysis.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge and experience of AWS core services, including but not limited to Control Tower, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, SES, Lambda, Route 53, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch
• Knowledge and experience of Infrastructure as Code tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform
• Strong knowledge and experience of AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, NAT gateways, VPNs, and direct connect
• Knowledge and experience of AWS Security Hub, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Inspector, Network & Web Application Firewalls, and Shield
• Knowledge and experience of IAM and IAM identity centre, as well as MS Entra ID (MS Azure Active Directory) as an IdP for SSO

Benefits

• 26 Days’ Annual Leave - Plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Holiday Buy Scheme - Purchase up to one additional week of leave per year.
• Birthday Leave - Enjoy a paid day off to celebrate your birthday.
• USS Pension Scheme - Hybrid defined benefit/defined contribution pension plan.
• Healthcare Cash Plan - Claim back costs for everyday health expenses.
• Enhanced Family Leave - Subject to eligibility.
• Cycle to Work Scheme - Save on a new bike and accessories.
• Season Ticket Loan - Interest-free loan to help with commuting costs.
• Professional Subscriptions - Reimbursement where applicable.
• Learning budget - Annual funds for courses, books, or anything else that fuels your personal and professional growth.
• Free On-Site Gym - Stay active with access to our gym facilities.
• Subsidised Canteen Lunches - Enjoy healthy meals at reduced prices.
• Free Car Parking - On-site parking available for staff.
• Employee Discounts Portal - Access to savings across retail, travel, and more.
• Employee Assistance Programme - Confidential support for personal and work-related issues.
• Annual Flu Vaccination - Stay protected with free flu jabs.
• Life Assurance Cover - Financial protection for your loved ones.