AWS Engineer

Overview

Join Severn Trent as an AWS Engineer and help shape our multi‑cloud future. As part of the Hosting Services team, you will design, deploy and manage AWS environments, working closely with our Azure‑skilled colleagues and supporting a hybrid, secure cloud architecture.

• AWS Landing Zone & Governance – Build scalable, secure AWS solutions and manage account structures, security baselines and networking.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Automate resource provisioning using Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation.
• Multi‑Cloud Integration – Design hybrid connectivity between AWS, Azure and on‑premise environments, including identity federation.
• Security & Compliance – Apply IAM, encryption and unified monitoring best practices across AWS and Azure.
• Monitoring & Optimization – Use Cloud Watch, AWS Config, Cloud Trail and Azure Monitor to optimise performance and costs.
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting – Resolve cloud infrastructure issues and participate in on‑call rotations.
• Collaboration – Work closely with networking, security and application teams for seamless deployments.

We value a caring culture that encourages collaboration, growth and development. Most of our team works from our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry, with flexible hybrid arrangements supporting occasional home working.

• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying and managing AWS environments.
• Familiarity with multi‑cloud strategies – Azure exposure is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of security, automation and cloud best practices.
• AWS Core Services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch.
• Networking: VPC design, VPN, Direct Connect, DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls.
• Automation: Terraform, Cloud Formation, CI/CD pipelines.
• Security: AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, IAM policies, encryption, audits, regulatory compliance.
• Multi‑Cloud Exposure: Azure fundamentals (Resource Groups, Entra , VNets, Express Route, VPN, Monitor).
• Scripting: Python, Power Shell, Bash, or Terraform.
• Monitoring: Cloud Watch and Azure Monitor.

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year).
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,225, subject to eligibility).
• Family‑friendly policies – fully paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Leading pension scheme – the company will double your contribution up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%.
• Share Save – discounted share‑purchase scheme.
• Dedicated training and development via our Academy.
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers.
• Two paid volunteering days per year.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Utilities