Cloud Engineer

AWS Cloud Engineer – £500 - £550 per day Outside IR35 – 12 months - Edinburgh (Hybrid) One of Lorien’s key public sector clients is looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer to join their team on an initial 12 month contract. Key Responsibilities: Designing, building, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure across multi-account environments Implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform with modular, reusable best practices Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild) and Git-based workflows Optimising cloud environments for performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and resilience Managing monitoring, logging, and alerting using CloudWatch and related tooling Implementing automated patching and configuration management using AWS Systems Manager Supporting database workloads in AWS, including RDS and associated backup and recovery processes Working closely with infrastructure and security teams to ensure best practices across cloud environments Key Skills & Experience: Strong hands-on AWS experience across core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) Proven experience building and managing infrastructure using Terraform (modular IaC approach) Experience with AWS-native CI/CD tooling (CodePipeline, CodeBuild) or equivalent (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) Strong understanding of Linux (RHEL) and/or Windows environments in AWS Experience with AWS Systems Manager (patching, automation, inventory) Knowledge of AWS security best practices (IAM, KMS, networking controls) Experience working within multi-account AWS environments and shared services models Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in cloud environments Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in engineering teams AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps) Experience working in public sector or regulated environments Understanding of FinOps, tagging strategies, and cost control Exposure to containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) and modern engineering practices #J-18808-Ljbffr