At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company’s growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here. NTT DATA is currently looking for a DevOps AWS Consultant on a hybrid basis (Sheffield or London) for our growing team in the UK. Responsibilities • Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant backend REST API services along with frontend client using Python, GoLang, Docker and Cloud-Native services. • Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps and Security teams, with a focus on traceability and regulatory controls. • Manage, monitor, and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP, ensuring resilience, cost-efficiency, and data security. • Collaborate closely with infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet internal risk, compliance, and governance requirements. • Support live systems, perform root cause analysis, and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks. Qualifications and experience The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. • Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience. • 5 years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems. • Proficient in Python and GoLang. • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control. • Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including cloud-native services, networking, IAM, and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers is desirable. • Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization. • Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. • A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success. Essential Skills • Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Infrastructure build and configurations of a variety of services including Compute, Storage, Networking. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices, and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). o Automation scripting (using scripting languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.). • Experience of working with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools. • Experience working within an Agile environment. • Programming experience in following languages: Python, Java, GoLang. • Good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption). • Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. • Good non-functional testing experience. Desirable Skills • Experience working in financial services or other regulated environments. • AWS/GCP certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Engineer).