Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary

About the Role
At Perlego, we are dedicated to making education accessible to all by providing a digital platform that supports students across the UK and Europe, with ambitions to expand globally. As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of our AWS-based services. You will manage cloud infrastructure, handle deployments, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerised and serverless applications. Your responsibilities will include owning infrastructure as code, implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies, managing operational data stores, and driving cost optimisation. You will monitor platform activity using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch, respond swiftly to incidents, and contribute to improving system resiliency. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and independent decision-making during incidents will be key. Additionally, you will assist with platform security and continuously automate processes to enhance efficiency and performance.

Experience
- Proven experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or a related field
- Strong expertise with AWS services and containerised applications
- Experience managing operational data stores such as Aurora MySQL and DynamoDB
- Proficient with monitoring tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch
- Solid understanding of network security, Cloudflare, VPC, and networking fundamentals
- Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines for Docker and serverless applications, preferably using GitHub Actions
- Proficiency with Linux-based operating systems and shell scripting
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience in incident management, troubleshooting, and platform recovery in high-pressure environments

About you
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Comfortable making swift decisions during service incidents outside core business hours
- Detail-oriented with a focus on automation and continuous improvement
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment

Qualifications
- It is a plus to have experience working in global, distributed teams providing off-hours support
- Previous experience with SecOps and cloud security best practices is advantageous
- Familiarity with scaling highly available systems in dynamic environments is desirable