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, Node.js, 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.