Senior Infrastructure Engineer

About us<br>uMed is a healthtech and data platform transforming clinical research through real-world and patient-generated data. Our platform enables rapid, decentralized research and high-quality data generation across a global healthcare network.<br>As we scale our next-generation data platform, we are investing in strong infrastructure foundations to support secure, reliable, and compliant data and application workflows.<br>Role Overview<br>We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (AWS) to take ownership of our cloud and hybrid infrastructure.<br>This role is responsible for designing, securing, and operating our AWS environment, managing access and identity across teams, and supporting integration with third-party and on-premise systems (e.g., TPP).<br>A key part of this role is reducing operational overhead by improving infrastructure design, access models, and system standardization. You will play a critical role in moving us from reactive infrastructure management to a scalable, well-governed platform.<br>You will act as the primary owner of infrastructure-related decisions and best practices across the organization.<br>AWS Infrastructure Ownership<br>Own and manage uMed’s AWS environment across dev, staging, and production<br>Design and maintain VPCs, networking, and environment isolation<br>Manage core services including EC2, ECS/Fargate, RDS, S3, and Redshift<br>Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or equivalent)<br>Manage cloud-hosted databases (e.g., RDS), including provisioning, access control, backup/restore, and security configuration<br>Access & Identity Management (High Priority)<br>Design and manage IAM roles, policies, and permission models<br>Provision secure access for internal teams, external collaborators, and offshore teams<br>Enable secure connectivity via:<br>IAM / AWS Identity Center<br>Role-based access<br>Bastion hosts / tunnel servers where required<br>Improve and standardize access models and patterns to reduce manual provisioning<br>Hybrid & Third-Party System Management<br>Lead setup and ongoing management of third-party/on-premise systems (e.g., TPP Hub/Reporting Unit)<br>Provision and manage VM-based environments (Linux/Windows)<br>Configure networking and connectivity (VPNs, IP whitelisting, firewall rules)<br>Troubleshoot and resolve issues across AWS and vendor-managed systems<br>Work directly with external vendors to support deployment and maintenance<br>Document setup, dependencies, and recovery processes<br>Provide occasional support for issues in third-party systems deployed in external environments (e.g., GP practice systems), including troubleshooting installation or connectivity issues in collaboration with end users and vendors<br>Reliability, Backup & Disaster Recovery<br>Define and implement backup strategies across all critical systems<br>Own disaster recovery planning (RTO/RPO), execution, and testing<br>Regularly test restore and failover processes<br>Improve system resilience and reduce operational risk<br>Monitoring, Security & Compliance<br>Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting (CloudWatch, DataDog)<br>Ensure infrastructure aligns with security best practices and ISO 27001 requirements<br>Maintain auditability of access and system activity (CloudTrail, logging)<br>Support vulnerability management and incident readiness<br>Infrastructure Hygiene & Cost Management<br>Identify and remove unused or underutilized resources<br>Implement tagging, cost allocation, and cost optimization practices<br>Maintain a clean, well-structured AWS environment<br>Platform & Automation Improvements<br>Automate provisioning and operational workflows<br>Reduce manual and repetitive infrastructure tasks<br>Improve system design to minimize incidents and operational overhead<br>Required Experience<br>5+ years of experience in infrastructure / DevOps roles<br>Strong hands‑on experience with AWS (VPC, EC2, ECS/Fargate, S3, RDS, Redshift)<br>Proven experience managing multi‑ Salary: GBP 60000 - 80000 per year Experience: 5 years required

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