Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, K8s, Automation)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 6+ years of hands-on DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure experience.
- Strong AWS experience, including core services: EC2, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Route 53, VPC networking.
- Strong Terraform experience.
- Strong knowledge of K8s fundamentals (networking, workloads, ingress, scaling, troubleshooting).
- Experience with CI/CD systems: Jenkins / GitLab CI (or equivalent).
- Solid Linux skills; Windows experience is a plus.
- Ability to write and maintain automation scripts/tools (Python/Go/Bash/PowerShell).
- Understanding of SDLC and microservices deployment patterns.
Nice to have
- AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python)/CloudFormation.
- Jenkins.
- Experience with Lambda, OpenSearch, Redis, AMQ, MySQL, FSx.
- Strong AWS networking/security experience (Transit Gateway, VPC peering, routing, SG/NACL).
- AD/DNS/domain fundamentals.
Full description
Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, K8s, Automation) Job Description
About the Role
We are hiring a Cloud DevOps Engineer to build and operate our AWS infrastructure, improve deployment workflows, and automate day-to-day operations. This role is hands-on, focused on AWS, Terraform, K8s, and automation.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain AWS infrastructure for production and non-production environments.
- Develop and own Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Operate and support K8s (EKS) workloads: deployments, scaling, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and release automation (Jenkins/GitLab CI).
- Implement automation and tooling in Python / Go / Bash / PowerShell to reduce manual work.
- Improve monitoring and alerting for AWS and K8s (Prometheus/New Relic).
- Participate in on-call rotation and drive operational improvements after incidents.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of hands-on DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure experience.
- Strong AWS experience, including core services: EC2, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Route 53, VPC networking.
- Strong Terraform experience.
- Strong knowledge of K8s fundamentals (networking, workloads, ingress, scaling, troubleshooting).
- Experience with CI/CD systems: Jenkins / GitLab CI (or equivalent).
- Solid Linux skills; Windows experience is a plus.
- Ability to write and maintain automation scripts/tools (Python/Go/Bash/PowerShell).
- Understanding of SDLC and microservices deployment patterns.
Nice to Have
- AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python)/CloudFormation.
- Jenkins.
- Experience with Lambda, OpenSearch, Redis, AMQ, MySQL, FSx.
- Strong AWS networking/security experience (Transit Gateway, VPC peering, routing, SG/NACL).
- AD/DNS/domain fundamentals.
Additional Information
Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development. From startups to world's technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development. We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.