Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
Ignite Digital · Reading, United Kingdom · On-site
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Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - Health Tech Revolution
Location: Reading/Berkshire (Hybrid - 1-2 days/week in office)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Industry: Health Tech / Digital Healthcare
Shape the Future of Digital Healthcare
We're looking for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer who wants more than just another deployment role. This is your chance to architect, influence, and lead cloud solutions that genuinely improve patient outcomes and transform healthcare delivery.
Our client is a rapidly growing health tech company redefining medical software - and they need someone who can take ownership of their entire AWS ecosystem while helping shape the technical direction of innovative healthcare applications.
What Makes This Role Special
Full AWS Lifecycle Ownership - From initial architecture through deployment, monitoring, and optimization
Strategic Influence - Your voice matters in technical decisions and solution roadmaps
Healthcare Impact - Build systems that directly improve patient care and medical outcomes
True Autonomy - Freedom to innovate and implement best practices your way
Hybrid Flexibility - Minimal office requirements (1-2 days/month max)
Day-to-Day You'll Be:
Architecting & Building
Designing secure, scalable AWS infrastructure from the ground up
Leading infrastructure decisions and influencing strategic technical direction
Building robust CI/CD pipelines for mobile and cloud applications
Managing the Full AWS Lifecycle
Setting up and optimizing EC2 instances, Lambda functions, RDS databases
Implementing comprehensive cost management and optimization strategies
Managing VPCs, IAM policies, and security configurations across environments
Monitoring & Observability
Building sophisticated monitoring and alerting systems
Implementing observability solutions for proactive issue detection
Creating dashboards and metrics that drive operational excellence
Compliance & Security
Ensuring HIPAA, GDPR and healthcare regulatory compliance
Implementing security best practices across all AWS services
Managing access controls and audit trails for regulated environments
Collaboration & Innovation
Working closely with remote development teams on technical solutions
Driving automation and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives
Contributing to technical strategy and innovation roadmap
What You'll Bring:
Essential Skills:
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (or equivalent hands-on experience)
Deep experience across core AWS services: EC2, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, S3
Proven track record managing complete AWS lifecycle including provisioning, monitoring, cost optimization
Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
Infrastructure-as-Code mastery (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Scripting expertise (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Highly Valued:
Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, life sciences)
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