About the Business

Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments and wealth management, committed to being the UK’s best wealth manager for clients and their advisers. Quilter oversees £111.6 billion in customer investments (as at 31 March 2024). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About the Role

Level: 4

Department: NuWealth – Marketing and Distribution

Location: England Home Worker

Contract type: Permanent

Quilter has acquired fintech business NuWealth as part of our commitment to enhance our digital capabilities to better support our customers and advisers.

As client expectations around digital engagement evolve, robust digital solutions are key to reducing the advice gap and enabling advisers to reach and support a wider set of clients.

NuWealth is a growing player in the FinTech industry, offering innovative investment and savings solutions. As we scale our platform and user base, we are looking for a DevOps Engineer to optimize, secure, and maintain our AWS infrastructure. This role is crucial in ensuring the scalability, stability, and security of our platform while preparing for future growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• AWS Infrastructure Management:
  Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. Manage key services like EC2, S3, RDS, and ECS.
  
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform:
  Develop and manage Terraform modules to provision and maintain AWS resources. All infrastructure configurations must be modular, version-controlled, and designed for reusability.
  
• Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD):
  Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, ensuring reliable and automated deployment processes.
  
• Monitoring & Incident Response:
  Set up and manage AWS monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and X-Ray to track performance, usage, and health. Implement incident response processes to minimize downtime and resolve issues efficiently.
  
• Security & Compliance:
  Enforce AWS security best practices, including IAM role management, Security Group configurations, and data encryption. Regularly review infrastructure to maintain compliance with industry standards.
  
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability:
  Design disaster recovery strategies using AWS-native solutions like EBS snapshots, RDS backups, and cross-region replication. Ensure robust failover mechanisms and multi-AZ deployments to maintain platform availability.
  
• Cost Optimization:
  Analyze and optimize AWS resource usage to reduce costs without compromising performance. Use tools such as AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Trusted Advisor to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
  
• Collaboration with Backend Team:
  Partner closely with backend engineers to align infrastructure with application needs. Provide solutions that support development and deployment workflows efficiently.
  

About You

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in DevOps, with a strong focus on managing AWS infrastructure.
  • Proven expertise with Terraform is a hard requirement. Candidates must demonstrate advanced proficiency in writing, maintaining, and optimizing Terraform modules for production-grade environments.
  • Deep understanding of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, ECS, and VPC networking.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Experience in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Amazon ECS.
  • Hands-on experience in setting up and managing monitoring and alerting systems using AWS-native tools.
• Security Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of AWS security best practices, such as IAM policies, VPC security, and AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for encryption and key management.
• Soft Skills:
  • Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing infrastructure challenges.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Experience setting up VPN endpoints and networks using Terraform.
• Familiarity with advanced AWS networking configurations, such as Transit Gateways and hybrid cloud setups.

Why Join NuWealth?

• Impact: Be the first dedicated DevOps hire, with a chance to shape our infrastructure and DevOps culture.
• Growth: Join a fast-growing FinTech company at an exciting stage of scaling its platform and user base.
• Technology-Driven: Work with a modern AWS stack and cutting-edge tools in the cloud ecosystem.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy flexible working arrangements, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.
Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.
Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.

Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.

Life Assurance: 4x your salary.

Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.

Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.