AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Newcastle (Hybrid, 3 days a week onsite)
Salary: Up to £60,000 (depending on experience) + 10% bonus
NOTE: You must be eligible for UK Security Clearance to be considered for this opportunity.
We are recruiting for a DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing technology delivery environment in Newcastle. This is a hybrid opportunity offering exposure to large-scale, complex programmes across both private and public sector domains.
As a DevOps Engineer, you will work within a collaborative Scrum-based environment, supporting development teams by delivering scalable, automated, and resilient infrastructure solutions.
Key responsibilities:
AWS platform focus
Designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and deployment
Automating infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Configuring and maintaining DevOps tooling ecosystems
Supporting automated testing strategies including performance, security, and resilience testing
Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
Managing Linux-based environments and cloud infrastructure
Supporting API integrations and serverless architectures
You will contribute to improving delivery velocity, reliability, and quality across engineering teams.
Required Experience
Minimum 2+ years of commercial AWS DevOps experience
Strong understanding of CI/CD principles with hands-on experience in tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, CodeBuild or similar
Commercial experience with Linux, and administering Linux-based systems
Infrastructure as Code experience using CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, or Ansible
Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Prometheus, Kibana, or AppDynamics
Scripting experience in at least one language such as Python, Bash, PowerShell,, or TypeScript
Understanding of RESTful APIs and integrating them into DevOps workflows
Familiarity with Agile and Lean delivery methodologies
Desirable
Exposure to introducing DevOps practices into new or evolving projects
Experience contributing to technical design or architecture discussions
Virtual networking or performance testing experience
If you are a driven DevOps Engineer who thrives in automated, cloud-native environments and wants to work on impactful, enterprise-scale projects, apply today.