About the job

AWS Engineer role at Astroscale UK involves managing, configuring, and maintaining cloud infrastructure within a highly secure and mission-critical environment. The role focuses on supporting and expanding the AWS estate, including deployment and management of VPCs, IAM, EC2, networking, storage, and backup and disaster recovery processes. The engineer will automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform, administer Linux and Windows virtual machines, and ensure system reliability through proactive maintenance, cost optimisation, and security patching. Working closely with engineering and DevOps teams, the role supports CI/CD and QA pipelines, SaaS platforms, and on-premise systems while contributing to robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions. The position offers hybrid working in Oxfordshire, exposure to cutting-edge space technology projects, and considers visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.