AWS Devops Engineer
My Government financial client is looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join its technical AWS Devops team on a permanent basis.
This role requires a candidate with around 10 years of AWS Devops experience so is not entry level.
The role is based out of either London, Leeds or Edinburgh and offers hybrid working with 2 days a week on site.
You must also either have current valid SC Security Clearance or meet the criteria to be able to achieve SC Clearance Statustion
This role is ideal for someone with strong technical troubleshooting skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to balance stability with continuous improvement. It is to work on a cloud transformation project
Technical DevOps Skills Required
AWS Services ( Route53, S3, EC2, ECS, ECR, VPC, IAM, Lambda, DynamoDB, Cloudfront)
AWS Services (TGW, RDS,, etc.)
Cloud formation & Terraform
Jenkins & GIT (Gitflow) - Github Pkgs, Nexus, ECR
Scripting (Shell/Python/Groovy)
Build Tool : Maven, NPM
RHEL (Linux System Administration)
Monitoring Tools (Cloud watch, Data Dog)
AWS Platform (Control Tower, Organization, Security Services)
VPC (All Networking including R53) and Apigee and Cloudflare
Chef, Ansible and Redhat IDM
Docker (Dockerfile, docker-compose, docker-cli)
Github Administration, Github Actions (Workflows), AWS Code Build
Github Advance Security (SAST, DAST)
Awareness about AWS Sec Tools and KMS managementKey Duties
Github Administration, Github Actions (Workflows), AWS Code BuildSolution Delivery
Design, deliver, and support secure and scalable AWS infrastructure using services like EC2, S3, ECS, and FARGATESecurity & Compliance
Integrate SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tools into CI/CD pipelines to enforce secure development practicesInfrastructure Automation
Automate infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDKConfiguration Management
Use tools like Chef and Ansible for automated server configuration, patching, and environment standardizationCI/CD Integration
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS Code PipelineLinux Systems &Troubleshooting
Perform administrative and troubleshooting tasks on Linux-based systems, including log analysis and performance tuning. Lead technical triage and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issuesContainerization & Orchestration
Develop and deploy applications using Docker and AWS FARGATEMonitoring & Optimization
Use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools like Datadog for performance and cost efficiency
Networking & Governance
Configure AWS networking (VPCs, TGWs), enforce governance via AWS Config and tagging policiesDocumentation & Collaboration
Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and collaborate across engineering and product teamSo don't delay an apply today as we are looking for the right candidate to start ASAP.
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