AWS DevOps Engineer – Government Project (Public Sector)
Contract Length: 6 Months
Rate: £520 per day
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Location: Remote / UK Based
Clearance: Eligible for SC Clearance or Active SC Clearance Preferred
The Opportunity
A leading public sector programme is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile government project focused on cloud transformation, infrastructure automation, and platform modernisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a large-scale AWS environment supporting critical services used across the public sector. You will play a key role in building and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure, improving CI/CD pipelines, and driving automation across engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Build, maintain, and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure across secure environments
* Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
* Automate infrastructure deployments using Terraform or CloudFormation
* Containerise applications using Docker and support Kubernetes environments
* Work closely with development and platform teams to improve deployment reliability
* Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
* Support Infrastructure as Code best practices and DevOps ways of working
* Ensure security and compliance standards are maintained across cloud environments
Required Skills & Experience
* Strong commercial AWS DevOps experience
* Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
* Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
* Containerisation experience using Docker and Kubernetes
* Strong scripting knowledge using Bash, Python, or PowerShell
* Experience working within secure or regulated environments
* Knowledge of monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK
* Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
Desirable Experience
* Previous government or public sector project experience
* Experience working within SC-cleared environments
* Knowledge of serverless technologies or event-driven architecture
* Exposure to multi-account AWS environments and landing zones
What’s on Offer
* 6-month initial contract with strong extension potential
* £520 per day inside IR35
* Opportunity to work on a nationally significant government programme
* Collaborative engineering environment with modern cloud tooling
* Long-term project roadmap with ongoing transformation initiatives
If you are an AWS DevOps Engineer looking for your next contract within the government sector, apply now to discuss the opportunity further.