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1. Role Overview The AWS Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and data platforms to support enterprise data operations, analytics workloads, and cost‑efficient cloud consumption. The role blends hands‑on engineering with FinOps discipline to ensure scalable, resilient, automated, and cost‑optimized cloud environments within AWS. 2. Key Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud architectures using AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway). Develop IaC templates using Terraform/CloudFormation to standardize and automate cloud deployments. Manage network components including VPC design, subnets, security groups, routing, NAT/IGWs, and private connectivity. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.). Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting with CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, OpenSearch, and other tooling. Data Platform & Operations Support Support data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows (AWS Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, EMR, Kinesis, Kafka). Maintain data lake and data storage patterns using S3, Lake Formation, Athena, Redshift, DynamoDB, and RDS. Optimize data pipelines for performance, reliability, and observability. Implement data governance, access control, encryption, and tagging standards. Troubleshoot production data workflows and cloud infrastructure issues. FinOps & Cost Optimization Monitor cloud spend and cost anomalies using AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, and CloudWatch metrics. Tag resources and enforce cloud cost governance for showback/chargeback. Implement optimization strategies including: Right‑sizing EC2, RDS, Redshift, and EMR Choosing appropriate storage tiers (S3 IA, Glacier) Using Spot Instances, Savings Plans, and Reserved Instances Eliminating idle or underutilized resources Provide monthly or weekly cost reports and insights to engineering, data teams, and leadership. Build dashboards and automated alerts to highlight inefficiencies. 3. Required Skills & Experience Technical Skills Strong proficiency in AWS core compute, networking, security, and storage services. Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. Strong scripting ability (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Knowledge of distributed systems, data pipeline tooling, and streaming platforms. Understanding of AWS Well‑Architected Framework and cloud security best practices. Monitoring/observability: CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog, etc. Data Engineering & Operations Experience with ETL/ELT workflows and orchestration tools. Understanding of analytical data stores and data modelling fundamentals. Hands‑on experience with AWS analytics services: Glue, Athena, Redshift, EMR. Ability to triage and resolve issues with data pipelines and cloud applications. FinOps Competencies Strong understanding of AWS billing, pricing models, and savings strategies. Ability to interpret cost reports and recommend improvements. Experience with cost‑optimization tooling (CloudHealth, Flexera, AWS Cost Explorer). Able to work cross‑functionally to drive cost‑efficient engineering behaviours. 4. Certifications (Preferred) AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional AWS Certified SysOps Administrator AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate FinOps Certified Practitioner 5. Soft Skills Able to collaborate with Data Engineering, BI, Finance, and Product teams. Strong documentation and communication skills. Analytical mindset with a proactive cost‑conscious approach. Ability to manage multiple workloads and prioritize effectively. 6. Deliverables & KPIs Highly available, automated AWS infrastructure for production workloads. Stable and observable data pipelines with minimal disruptions. Monthly or quarterly FinOps reports with actionable recommendations. Reduction in unnecessary cloud spend (e.g., x% YOY). Compliance with security, governance, and tagging standards. Improved deployment velocity and reduced operational toil. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Remote, UK Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week to cover core business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri) Working for Affinity: We understand the importance of flexibility, wellness, performance and satisfaction - indeed it is part of our culture We offer opportunities to take unpaid leave and will give you one extra day's holiday for every year you've worked with us, for up to 8 years We know working from home introduces opportunities for you to do more domestic chores during the day, e.g. picking up the children from school, taking pets to the vet, etc. We don't mind this at all, as long as we are aware of what you are doing and the work gets done! About the Role: We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who is always looking for opportunities to improve the services we provide for clients, in areas such as efficiency, cost effectiveness, security and reliability. You'll be pivotal in knowledge sharing internally within the business, assisting others in their assigned projects and, where necessary, supporting more junior members of Affinity to help them learn and improve. The right DevOps engineer will have the opportunity to help grow and shape this emerging function within the team, creating a long-term career path for themselves within Affinity, with an opportunity to progress upwards. What will your typical day look like? You will be working on projects, such as the Cabinet Office WordPress support contract, to keep our clients' systems up-to-date, available, resilient, secure, performing well and cost effective. Working to improve the efficiency of our infrastructure related processes At times you'll need to work together with clients' own internal teams and with any external infrastructure teams that Affinity may partner with. Putting together infrastructure design documents at the start of projects, with a view to getting these signed off by the client and then acting as the basis for infrastructure build. Building infrastructure on new projects through the use of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc. This will also include continuous integration processes, server provisioning, etc. Imparting knowledge and experience to other Affinity team members, both verbally and also captured in tools such as Jira Confluence, where we would like to build up a repository of DevOps how-tos, best practices, etc. Opportunity to work as a team lead where other Affinity team members are involved in DevOps. Providing AWS and Azure thought leadership and mentoring in both advisory and delivery contexts. Supporting out-of-hours rotas to provide support coverage for contracts in place with Affinity. About you: General requirements: Willingness to provide on-call rota coverage of emergency support (24/7/365) Ability to work flexible hours from time to time, for specific projects or tasks UK based and resident in UK for last 3 years (given some client-driven security clearance requirements) The role is fully remote, though visits to clients and to our office in Cornwall will occasionally be required Technical must-haves: Commercial experience of AWS, including services such as Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS/EKS, Amazon EFS, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Cost Explorer, etc. Commercial experience of Azure, including services such as Azure Networking, Azure Cache (Redis and Memcached), App Services (running WordPress and .NET applications), Front Doors (CDN), API Services, storage services (blob storage, file storage, etc.), Azure Database services, Azure Cost Management, etc. Terraform and/or CloudFormation scripting Linux, Apache/Nginx Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) experience including GitHub Actions Familiarity with the AWS/Azure Well-Architected Framework and NCSC Cloud Security Principles Security experience, including the resolution of issues found during penetration testing Docker experience Technical nice-to-haves: System/server admin experience Drupal, WordPress or Magento experience PHP and Composer Microsoft technologies, including .NET, Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, MSSQL, etc. AWS certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, DevOps Engineer - Professional, speciality certifications, e.g., Database, Security, etc.) Microsoft certifications, including Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc. Load testing experience, including jMeter, Gatling, K6, etc. Other HashiCorp tools, e.g., Packer, Vault, Vagrant, Consul, etc. Provisioning tools, e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, etc. AWS Control Tower and/or Landing Zone Experience with Google Cloud Platform Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Software Developer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Developer, Azure Software Development may also be considered for this role.

Enterprise Data Architect As the enterprise data architect, you will own the program pipeline for developing our data architecture strategy, including translation of our goals and objectives into enriched data dashboards. You will define and direct SXSW London's target data architecture (inc. shared data environments, data model and standards) in support of our business strategy, ensuring that data is accurate, secure and accessible to meet the needs of senior executives and department heads. Responsibilities o Accountable for the data architecture & design, including implementation of company-wide data models, incorporating relevant governance frameworks, and architectural standards. o Develop architectural solutions resulting in a single source of truth data lake warehouse, using Power Bi with built-in AI design considerations. o Lead the design and development of scalable data pipelines and solutions, which support our event operations across our customer journey and channels. o Collaborate with stakeholders and external technology partners to promote consistent and value driven data usage. o Communicate the value of data management, through workshops and proof of concepts in partnership with business and technology partners o Develop data architecture governance and standards, regarding data models and capabilities, including ability to logically model marketing and financial data. o Connect disparate sources to provide seamless data access. o Define KPI and Metrics for data dashboard. o Map existing data sources and identity data access points. o Create dedicated stakeholder UAT group for continuous output assessment. o Build an executive dashboard. o Configure integration and workflows. o Create automation and refresh schedules. o Setup training and confidence workshops. o Integrating ML and AI into dashboard reporting Required o Deep knowledge of modern data architecture. o Experience within Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Databricks). o Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, API's and integration patterns. o Strong communication and stakeholder engagement. o 5years+ in data architecture or related fields. o Deep understanding of Information Security, alongside privacy and compliance regulations. o Proven experience in enterprise-scale data modeling. o Expertise in metadata management. o Excellent analytical, planning, organizational and technical skills along with excellent written and verbal communication skills. o Experience in translating complex technological requirements to an audience with minimal technical insight. This is a hybrid position based in the City of London. The position is a 6 month FTC role. The salary for this role will be around £40K - £45K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will: Use modern tooling to build CI and CD pipelines and develop DevOps toolchains, placing automation at the centre of your approach. Design and implement solutions that are highly available, resilient, scalable, extensible and maintainable within AWS cloud environments. Work across the organisation to promote a culture of engineering ownership and reinforce the importance of service integrity and long term maintenance. Collaborate with product focussed teams to gather requirements, evaluate tools, implement or update solutions, provision environments and support operational issues. Act as a DevOps leader with line management responsibility for DevOps Engineers, guiding and developing team members and helping to strengthen capability, standards and practices across the organisation. Contribute to the wider DevOps community, ensuring our practices continue to evolve in line with advances in technology.