Senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer – Contract Role
Dublin (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
6-months rolling long term contract
Stelfox is partnering with a leading organisation to hire a Senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud platforms Supporting the next generation of digital applications.
You’ll join a highly skilled cloud platform team, playing a key role in building resilient, secure, and scalable AWS environments, with a strong focus on automation, infrastructure as code, and secure delivery pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for automated deployments
- Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
- Drive best practices across cloud security, IAM, networking, and governance
- Support multi-account AWS environments, including landing zones and Control Tower
- Work closely with engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver robust solutions
- Implement observability and monitoring using AWS native tools, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or Dynatrace
- Support containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
- Optimise cost and performance across large-scale cloud environments
Required Experience
- 8+ years’ experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or SRE, with 5+ years in AWS
- Proven experience delivering production-grade cloud solutions in regulated environments
- Strong expertise in: AWS architecture & services, Cloud security, IAM, networking, and governance, Networking concepts (firewalls, DNS, load balancing, proxies)
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or Shell scripting
- Hands-on experience with Terraform (or similar IaC tools)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of zero-trust architecture, encryption, and KMS
- Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset
Desirable Experience
- Background in financial services or fintech
- Experience with multi-account AWS environments and Control Tower
- Experience in cost optimisation strategies across cloud platforms
- Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in cloud communities
If you are interested in this role, click 'apply' to send an updated copy of your CV to Honey Rathore or email [email protected] for more details.