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województwo mazowieckie, Polska
Hybrid
AWS Platform Engineer
Salary: 240,000 PLN per annum, plus company benefits
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Shifts: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am until 6pm with 1 hours unpaid break
Work model: Hybrid
Williams Lea seeks an AWS Platform Engineer to join our team!
Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.
Purpose of role
We are seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on a code-first approach to defining cloud infrastructure and drive automation across our AWS-based applications and services. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions on Amazon Web Services while enabling rapid and reliable software delivery.
Key responsibilities
AWS Infrastructure Management
Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using code first tooling such as Terraform, AWS CDK and Cloud Formation.
Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, and CloudFront
Optimize AWS resource utilization and costs through rightsizing, reserved instances, and automated scaling
Manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, Identity Centre and Control Tower
Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies using AWS services
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodePipeline.
Implement automated testing and security scanning within deployment pipelines
Manage deployment strategies including blue-green deployments using AWS services
Automate application deployments to ECS, EKS, Lambda, and EC2 environments
Container and Serverless Management
Implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS
Manage container registries using Amazon ECR
Optimize container and serverless application performance and costs
Implement service mesh architectures using AWS App Mesh when applicable
Monitoring and Observability
Implement comprehensive monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and AWS Systems Manager
Set up alerting and dashboards for proactive incident management
Configure log aggregation and analysis using CloudWatch Logs and AWS OpenSearch
Implement distributed tracing for microservices architectures
Create and maintain operational runbooks and documentation
Security and Compliance
Implement AWS security best practices using IAM, Security Groups, NACLs, and AWS Config
Manage secrets and credentials using AWS Secrets Manager and Systems Manager Parameter Store
Implement compliance frameworks and automated security scanning
Configure AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub for threat detection
Manage SSL/TLS certificates using AWS Certificate Manager
Automation and Scripting
Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, and AWS CLI/SDK
Create AWS Lambda functions for operational automation
Implement event-driven automation using CloudWatch Events and EventBridge
Automate backup, patching, and maintenance tasks using Hashicorp Packer and AWS Systems Manager
Build custom tools and utilities to improve operational efficiency
Personal attributes
AWS
Strong experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
Experience with container services (ECS, EKS) and serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway)
Proficiency with AWS networking concepts and security best practices
Experience with AWS monitoring and logging services (CloudWatch, X-Ray)
Technical Skills
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS native services
Knowledge of containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
Experience with configuration management and automation tools
DevOps Practices
Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and GitOps workflows
Experience with automated testing and deployment strategies
Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures
Understanding of security scanning and compliance automation
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification
Additional AWS certifications (Security, Networking, or specialized services)
Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework implementation
Knowledge of AWS Cost Optimization and FinOps practices
Experience with AWS migration strategies and tools (DMS, SMS, MGN)
Familiarity with AWS governance tools (Organizations, Control Tower, Config)
Experience with multi-region deployments and global infrastructure
Knowledge of AWS advanced networking features (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
AWS Services
Compute & Containers
Amazon EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, Batch
Storage & Database
Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift
Networking & Security
VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, IAM, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager
Developer Tools
CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeCommit, CodeArtifact
Monitoring & Management
CloudWatch, X-Ray, Systems Manager, Config, CloudTrail, AWS OpenSearch
Rewards and Benefits
We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:
26 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Statutory contributions which include; pension, disability insurance, sickness insurance and accident insurance
Referral Scheme
You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!
Equality and Diversity
The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com(we do not accept applications to this email address).
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