Cloud DevOps Engineer

Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need expert-level understanding of AWS core services, specifically Fargate, Lambda, S3, IAM, and networking.
• We need proficiency in Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• We need familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation.
• We need understanding of containerization with Docker and orchestration with ECS or EKS.
• We need strong systems thinking skills to manage complex interdependencies in a cloud-native environment.
• We need a security-first mindset in architectural and configuration decisions.
• We need strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks or outages quickly.
• We need the ability to communicate technical architectural requirements to non-technical stakeholders.
• We need at least 3 years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles.
• We prefer AWS Professional or Associate-level certification, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• We need experience working in a production environment managing high-traffic web or enterprise applications.

Responsibilities:

• We are responsible for the administration, security, and scalability of our AWS environment.
• We build and maintain infrastructure pipelines and automate deployments.
• We ensure our cloud architecture remains cost-effective, performant, and secure.
• We proactively manage and scale our AWS footprint to ensure high availability for critical hotel-facing applications.
• We maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks such as CloudWatch and X-Ray to meet uptime targets.
• We manage the lifecycle of AWS resources including Fargate, Lambda, RDS, and VPC using Infrastructure as Code.
• We design and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable, and error-free deployments.
• We automate routine operational tasks and manual infrastructure provisioning to improve development velocity and reduce MTTR.
• We enforce security-by-design principles including IAM least-privilege access, network security groups, and encryption at rest.
• We perform regular vulnerability scanning and manage automated patching cycles.
• We provide technical onboarding and standards guidance for partner teams.
• We continuously audit cloud usage and optimize costs using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer and Compute Optimizer.
• We implement auto-scaling strategies and right-sizing policies to align costs with business demand.
• We act as the technical bridge between architecture and development.
• We provide clear documentation for infrastructure standards.
• We participate in incident response and provide technical root cause analysis for infrastructure-related outages.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Lambda
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• DevOps
• Docker
• IAM
• Network
• Python
• REST
• Security
• Terraform
• Web
• Support

More:

We are Warner Hotels, the UKs leading provider of adult short break experiences, with a collection of unique properties in great locations across the UK, including Heythrop Park in the Cotswolds, Studley Castle in Warwickshire, Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire, and The Runnymede on Thames. Our short breaks include breakfast, dinner, and selected entertainment and activities, helping guests make the most of their time away. We offer a supportive team environment that values creativity, collaboration, and growth, along with a flexible hybrid working approach and opportunities to travel across our hotel portfolio and connect at our Hemel Hempstead hub.

last updated 30 week of 2026