Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller Dev Ops projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Automate and streamline software delivery pipelines across the full Dev Ops lifecycle using current tools and methodologies.
• Work with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Cloud Formation.
• Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios.
• Manage log collection and aggregation platforms such as the ELK Stack or Splunk.
• Apply security best practices in line with Dev Ops principles.
• Implement and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes using AWS services such as Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy, and Cloud Formation.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Proven experience in Dev Ops practices, including designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with AWS services.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash and Python; experience developing infrastructure and deployment automation for AWS environments.
• Hands‑on experience with containerization technologies, including building, managing, and deploying Docker containers and orchestrating workloads using Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture and operations with deep exposure to AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, VPC, Cloud Watch).
• Excellent knowledge of Git and Git‑based workflows.
• Experienced in identifying, analysing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across cloud infrastructure, containerised environments, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, ECR scanning, or SAST/DAST tools).
• Undergo pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional National Security Vetting may apply.

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, or Circle
  
  CI.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog).
• Passion for continuous learning and professional development.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator – Associate

• Supportive work‑life balance through flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity and maternity leave, and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays) plus private medical, dental and optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

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