Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - eSC or eDV

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK Future Now, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors. You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high‑profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in‑demand skills development, and long‑term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

We are seeking a Senior AWS Dev Ops Engineer with public sector and consulting experience to join IBM and help drive our Dev Ops initiatives. In this role, you will lead smaller projects, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to shaping IBM’s technical direction in modern Dev Ops practices. You will also be involved throughout the full Dev Ops lifecycle, with a focus on automating and streamlining software delivery pipelines 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 tools like 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.

Bachelor's Degree

• Proven experience in Dev Ops practices, including designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS services such as Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy, and Cloud Formation.
• 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, supporting collaborative development and automated deployment processes.
• 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).

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, including meeting the eligibility requirements for the enhanced Security Check (eSC) or enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV).

• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Circle
  
  CI).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., 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