Lead AWS Engineer

Summary

Join Version 1 as a Lead AWS Engineer to spearhead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable web and mobile applications. Leverage your deep AWS expertise and proven leadership skills to guide engineering teams and collaborate across agile workstreams. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, overseeing project progress, leading architecture discussions, reviewing deliverables, mentoring engineers, supporting agile teams, acting as a point of escalation, and partnering with product owners. You will need strong hands-on AWS experience, proficiency in React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS Amplify, and a solid understanding of unit testing and CSS. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including profit sharing, career progression opportunities, flexible/remote work options, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing schemes, generous leave policies, educational assistance, and reward schemes.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Infrastructure, DevOps
• React and TypeScript, including the implementation of complex component architectures
• Proficiency with GraphQL for API integration and AWS Amplify for building and deploying cloud-native applications
• Solid track record in establishing and enforcing unit testing practices within front-end codebases
• Advanced CSS skills for building reliable, reusable, and responsive UI interfaces
• Demonstrated leadership in agile and squad-based environments, facilitating ceremonies, aligning teams, and driving delivery excellence
• Deep familiarity with AWS architectural best practices, cloud-native tooling, and secure application development in enterprise environments

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to co-develop delivery approaches and establish timelines for major project milestones
• Oversee progress and ensure delivery against project plans, identifying risks and removing technical blockers where necessary
• Lead architecture and design discussions, with a primary focus on front-end decisions, setting standards that align with AWS best practices
• Review and validate final architecture and deliverables, ensuring adherence to code quality and security standards
• Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews, design walkthroughs, and hands-on problem solving
• Support agile teams in sprint planning, estimation, and prioritisation, providing technical direction and clarity
• Act as a point of escalation for squad leads, monitoring team progress and facilitating collaboration to resolve issues
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to help shape technical decisions, define sprint goals, and align deliverables with strategic priorities
• Participate in steering, engagement status, and leadership meetings, representing the engineering function and driving outcomes

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes