Dev Ops Engineer

AWS Dev Ops Engineer

Location:

Hybrid – Hybrid (Wilmslow HQ) or Remote

Salary:
Competitive

We are The Citation Group, a collective of businesses dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises across a range of essential services. Our mission is to ease business pressures by providing expertise, guidance, and solutions that enable leaders to focus on what they do best.

We're looking for an enthusiastic AWS Dev Ops Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you'll help support and maintain our cloud infrastructure on AWS, learn Terraform and Dev Ops best practices, and assist our development teams in delivering software.

• Infrastructure Support:
  Assist in building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Terraform under the guidance of the Dev Ops Lead, writing clean, maintainable infrastructure code.
• AWS Service Support:
  Deploy and manage core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, and ECS, supporting application deployments with senior team oversight.
• CI/CD Pipeline Assistance:
  Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, including building Docker images, pushing to Amazon ECR, and supporting automated deployment processes.
• Containers:
  Work with Docker containers and assist with deployments on Amazon ECS, learning auto‑scaling and load balancing.
• Security Basics:
  Apply AWS security fundamentals, including IAM permissions, Secrets Manager, and security groups, with guidance from senior engineers.
• Cloudflare Support:
  Configure and support Cloudflare tasks such as DNS records and CDN configuration.
• Monitoring:
  Monitor systems using AWS Cloud Watch, Grafana, and other tools to keep platforms healthy and online.
• Documentation:
  Create and update documentation for infrastructure components and deployment processes.
• Team Collaboration and BAU:
  Support deployments into non‑production and (with supervision) production environments, troubleshoot common issues, raise tickets, and support ongoing operations.

• Experience in a Dev Ops, cloud, or similar technical role (including internships, placements, or personal projects).
• Hands‑on exposure to AWS services such as EC2, S3, and IAM.
• Basic familiarity with Terraform or a strong willingness to learn.
• Basic understanding of Docker and containerisation concepts.
• Awareness of AWS security fundamentals and IAM concepts.
• Experience using Git and Git Hub for version control.
• Basic scripting ability in Bash; exposure to Python, Node.js, PHP, or similar is a plus.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and hands‑on experience with tools like Git Hub Actions.

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or working towards an Associate / Professional level certification.
• Experience supporting and developing Git Hub Actions or similar CI/CD tools.
• Understanding of Cloudflare, AWS Organizations, or multi‑account setups.
• Good understanding of cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, and security groups.
• Familiarity with Agile ways of working.
• A genuine enthusiasm for cloud technology and a desire to progress.

• 25 Days of Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Birthday Bliss – day off on your birthday
• Post‑Wedding Bliss – extra weeks of holiday for newlyweds
• Growing Families – vouchers and special perks for expectant parents
• Healthcare cash plan – private healthcare coverage