Role: AWS DevOps Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 6 months (extensions available)
Work Location: 100% remote, with monthly, expenses paid travel to office
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Industry: Government
Interview Process: MS Teams, 1 Stage
Are you a hands-on AWS DevOps Engineer with a track record of automating large-scale cloud platforms in the public sector?
Join an established technology programme where you’ll take over from a Senior Engineer, leading CI/CD automation and cloud infrastructure across multiple AWS environments.
This is a long-term contract within a secure, high-impact government setting—ideal for engineers who thrive on ownership, mentoring, and continuous improvement...
Tech Stack:
AWS \| Terraform \| Jenkins \| Docker \| Kubernetes (EKS/ECS) \| Helm \| Prometheus \| Grafana \| ELK \| Vault \| Ansible \| Bitbucket \| CloudFormation
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain secure, highly available AWS environments.
Architect CI/CD pipelines using
Jenkins, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
Lead infrastructure automation, security, and scaling initiatives.
Collaborate across development and platform teams to deliver new features.
Implement robust observability using
Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
Ensure compliance and security best practices (ITHC remediation, IAM policies).
Mentor engineers and share DevOps best practices.
Participate in release management, triage, and incident resolution.
Essential Skills:
Expert DevOps skills: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Helm, Concourse, Dynatrace, Vault, Grafana, Prometheus, Keycloak, Postgres
Understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies
Live, transferrable SC Clearance
Desirable Skills:
AWS Certified (Architect / Developer / SysOps)
HashiCorp Terraform Certified
Strong scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Experienced using Ansible, CloudFormation
Mentorship experience and ability to influence best practices