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AWS Cloud Engineer (Contract)

Posted 20 Days Ago
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In-Office
London, Greater London, England
Mid level
In-Office
London, Greater London, England
Mid level
As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you will design and maintain AWS infrastructure, implementing security and automation to enhance cloud adoption while collaborating with teams to optimize workloads.
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We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve.  Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you’ll design, build and operate the AWS infrastructure underpinning G-Research’s cloud workloads.

You’ll own the AWS landing zone and core platform services, creating secure, scalable foundations that enable engineering teams to work efficiently and safely in the cloud.

This is a hands-on role focused on delivery, automation and operational excellence, requiring deep technical understanding of AWS with a strong emphasis on security and user experience. 

Who are we looking for?

Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Designing, building and maintaining the AWS landing zone and core platform services
  • Implementing and managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
  • Embedding security, compliance and governance controls across the platform
  • Developing automation and tooling to simplify cloud adoption and improve developer experience
  • Supporting monitoring, observability and incident response capabilities
  • Collaborating with internal teams to troubleshoot issues, optimise workloads and continuously improve the platform
  • Tracking AWS service updates and providing recommendations to stakeholders and consumer teams

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • Excellent experience with key AWS services required to deploy, manage and audit a multi-account AWS organisation 
  • Clear understanding of data perimeters within AWS and the tools available to implement and govern them 
  • Familiarity with AWS hybrid networking architectures, including cross-account and cross-region connectivity
  • Experience with Terraform, Python and CI/CD tooling
  • Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, architectures and the services offered by AWS 
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders across different departments 
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences multiple projects simultaneously 

The following skills and experiences are beneficial but not essential:

  • Experience with AWS CloudFormation, including StackSets
  • Familiarity with customising AWS Security Hub and AWS Config rules for continuous compliance
  • Experience with HashiCorp Vault
  • AWS certifications, such as Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator
    Please note that contract applications for London based roles at G-Research are handled by one of our third party recruitment partners, so your application will be managed through them.

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section

Top Skills

AWS
Aws Cloudformation
Ci/Cd
Python
Terraform

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