Platform Engineer - AWS (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)

Company Description Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world-first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives.

By connecting research and clinical care at national scale, we enable immediate healthcare benefits and advances for the future.  Our mission is to provide the evidence and digital systems so that by 2035 genomics could play a role in up to half of all healthcare interactions, whilst securing the UK’s position as the best place to discover, prove and benefit from genomic innovations.  We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.  Behind the Healthcare and Research outcomes, Genomics England delivers through designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems.  We're on the cusp of big changes with the real prospect of genomics becoming the fabric of everyday healthcare through the lifetime - from birth to old age.

Job Description Platform Engineer - AWS Cloud Platform Team Are you a Platform Engineer who is passionate about automation, AWS cloud technology, and solving complex engineering challenges?  At Genomics England, we're hiring a Core Level Platform Engineer to help design, build and optimise our AWS cloud platform using modern automation and infrastructure tooling.  This role sits in our Cloud Platform Team, where you'll work on everything from AWS Organisations and Landing Zones through to platform automation, cloud governance and engineering enablement.

You'll play a key role in improving the platform that supports our engineering community and helps teams deliver securely and efficiently at scale.  This role sits in our high-impact Cloud Platform Team within our Scalable Tech business service; the team currently consists of 6 to 7 Cloud Platform Engineers. We own and operate the AWS Organisation and Landing Zone and are responsible for designing, implementing and promoting cloud best practices across our 100+ in-house engineering community.

Engineers in the CCoE are responsible for hands-on technical end-to-end delivery of platform improvements and initiatives.  As a Platform Engineer in the team, you will also be expected to contribute to the Engineering Chapter through enablement, coaching and strategy, working closely with your team and the wider engineering community across the business to help Genomics England build a future-ready cloud platform that will stand the test of time.    This is an engineering role in a truly mission-critical environment, ensuring our platforms are scalable, secure, and efficient.

From fine-tuning CI/CD pipelines to proactively automating solutions, your knowledge and expertise will really shape the future of our technology; we believe strongly in empowering engineers, fostering an inclusive culture, and giving you the autonomy to make a real impact.  Everyday responsibilities include:   Collaborate with a supportive DevOps team to drive automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

  Provide in-hours support to fellow Platform Engineers with day-to-day changes to our codebase.  Develop and maintain Engineering Golden Path templates and contribute to engineering enablement across the wider organisation.  Own and enhance cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.   Develop, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, alongside Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automati