REF078 - Senior DevOps Consultant - AWS

Join The Scale Factory as a Senior DevOps Consultant

Job Type: Permanent
Location: London/Leeds (Hybrid working)

At The Scale Factory, we're expanding on years of experience in solving complex technical challenges for a range of top-tier clients. If you're interested in taking a leading role in delivering high value to global giants across a range of industries, this could be the perfect role for you.

Important: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Why Join The Scale Factory?

The Scale Factory is an award winning AWS Advanced Consulting Partner founded in London in 2009. We're all about delivering extraordinary solutions with an exceptional team. Here's what makes us different:

• Flexible Working Environment - We generally work remotely with only occasional office and client site visits. However, you'll still have plenty of chances to spend time with colleagues, through office coworking days or our social events. You'll have access to health insurance, mental health support, and more.
• Collaboration, Growth, Ingenuity, Integrity, Ownership - There are our values and we live them.
• Diverse Clients, Diverse Challenges: Work with a variety of clients, from the UK's largest organisations to early-stage innovators.
• Growth-Oriented Culture: Whether it's through tailored training or hands-on experience, we're here to help you grow your career. We're all still learning new things every day. Join a team that thrives on collaboration and innovation.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a talented, passionate Senior AWS DevOps Consultant to join our growing team. To be successful, you'll be both technically excellent and a confident communicator, willing to take on all aspects of a project from discovery to design and implementation. Not done consultancy before or don't tick every box below? Don't worry, we value potential just as much as experience. If you're a senior DevOps or Platform Engineer who's been designing infrastructure and taking lead on implementation we'll want to talk to you. 

Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders from C-suite down, both off the cuff and in more formal presentations or report writing.
• Business Savvy: Able to look behind the technical problems and understand the business drivers to change, prioritising accordingly. A proven track record of spearheading successful projects.
• DevOps Mastery: Deep understanding of DevOps principles and how they transform businesses.
• AWS Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and ability to articulate best practices for building secure, scalable platforms.
• Architectural Know-How: Ability to design and implement cloud platforms supporting microservices and containerised workloads.
• CI/CD Pro: Proven experience with tools like GitHub, GitLab, or AWS DevOps Tooling, and expertise in deployment automation/orchestration.
• Networking Knowledge: Familiarity with Virtual Networks, DNS, Gateways, Load Balancers and more.
• Security Expert: Understanding of IAM, WAF, and KMS. Experience implementing best practices for securing data, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Bonus points for experience with a compliance framework (ISO27001, PCI-DSS).
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Mastery of Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK or equivalent tools.
• Scripting & Automation: Skills in a scripting language like Python, Ansible, Bash, Groovy, Powershell, or similar. Bonus points if you share your GitHub repo

Other Nice To Haves

• Azure or Google Cloud Experience: Ability to compare and contrast cloud offerings, especially in a migration scenario. 
• People Leadership: Experience managing people, or a desire to move your career in this direction.
• AWS Professional Certification: If you don't already have one, you'll be given time to attain this in your first 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at The Scale Factory, you'll:

• Deliver high-impact DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering projects for our growing client base.
• Perform in-depth discovery activities with clients, translating non-technical business requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead workstreams, defining and prioritising work, managing risks, and delegating work to junior colleagues.
• Communicate effectively, both internally and externally with colleagues, clients and third parties to drive growth.
• Stay ahead of the curve by keeping up with emerging trends and certifications.
• Consistently exceed expectations, solving complex challenges with ingenuity and innovation.