Spectrum IT Recruitment
NOC Engineer (AWS)
Job Description
Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year
Requirements:- We ideally want experience in a Production Engineering, Cloud Operations or NOC environment.
- We want exposure to Linux systems administration.
- We want exposure to AWS cloud infrastructure.
- We want exposure to Kubernetes and Docker.
- We want exposure to production support and incident management.
- We want exposure to Python, Bash or Go scripting.
- We want exposure to monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk or CloudWatch.
- We want exposure to networking fundamentals including DNS, TCP/IP and load balancing.
- We want a passion for automation, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, SRE principles or regulated environments would be beneficial, but is not essential.
- We monitor and maintain highly available production platforms running in AWS.
- We respond to and manage production incidents across a 24/7 service.
- We investigate complex technical issues and restore services quickly and effectively.
- We develop automation to reduce manual operational tasks and improve platform resilience.
- We build and improve monitoring, alerting and observability across cloud environments.
- We work alongside Software, Platform, Cloud and Security Engineers to improve reliability and operational excellence.
- We contribute to post-incident reviews and drive continuous service improvements.
- We support containerised workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.
- AWS
- Bash
- Cloud
- CloudWatch
- Datadog
- Docker
- Grafana
- Incident Management
- Support
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Load Balancing
- Prometheus
- Python
- Security
- Splunk
- TCP/IP
- Network
- Terraform
More:
We are an engineering-led organisation building resilient cloud platforms that support critical national services. This is a fully remote role in the UK with a 24/7 shift pattern on a 28-day rota covering days and nights. We offer a competitive salary, bonus and excellent benefits. This is far more than a traditional NOC role, with a strong focus on reliability, automation and continuous improvement. We work in a collaborative environment where you will help shape highly resilient cloud services and improve operational excellence across the platform.
last updated 30 week of 2026
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