AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS Devops Engineer

My Government financial client is looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join its technical AWS Devops team on a permanent basis.

This role requires a candidate with around 10 years of AWS Devops experience so is not entry level.

The role is based out of either London, Leeds or Edinburgh and offers hybrid working with 2 days a week on site.

You must also either have current valid SC Security Clearance or meet the criteria to be able to achieve SC Clearance Statustion

This role is ideal for someone with strong technical troubleshooting skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to balance stability with continuous improvement. It is to work on a cloud transformation project

Technical DevOps Skills Required

• AWS Services ( Route53, S3, EC2, ECS, ECR, VPC, IAM, Lambda, DynamoDB, Cloudfront)
• AWS Services (TGW, RDS etc.)
• Cloud formation & Terraform
• Jenkins & GIT (Gitflow) - Github Pkgs, Nexus, ECR
• Scripting (Shell/Python/Groovy)
• Build Tool : Maven, NPM
• RHEL (Linux System Administration)
• Monitoring Tools (Cloud watch, Data Dog)
• AWS Platform (Control Tower, Organization, Security Services)
• VPC (All Networking including R53) and Apigee and Cloudflare
• Chef , Ansible and Redhat IDM
• Docker (Dockerfile, docker-compose, docker-cli)
• Github Administration, Github Actions (Workflows), AWS Code Build
• Github Advance Security (SAST, DAST)
• Awareness about AWS Sec Tools and KMS management

Key Duties

Github Administration, Github Actions (Workflows), AWS Code BuildSolution Delivery

• Design, deliver, and support secure and scalable AWS infrastructure using services like EC2, S3, ECS, and FARGATE

Security & Compliance

• Integrate SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tools into CI/CD pipelines to enforce secure development practices

Infrastructure Automation

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK

Configuration Management

• Use tools like Chef and Ansible for automated server configuration, patching, and environment standardization

CI/CD Integration

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS Code Pipeline

Linux Systems &Troubleshooting

• Perform administrative and troubleshooting tasks on Linux-based systems, including log analysis and performance tuning. Lead technical triage and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues

Containerization & Orchestration

• Develop and deploy applications using Docker and AWS FARGATE

Monitoring & Optimization

Use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools like Datadog for performance and cost efficiency

Networking & Governance

• Configure AWS networking (VPCs, TGWs), enforce governance via AWS Config and tagging policies

Documentation & Collaboration

• Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and collaborate across engineering and product team

So don't delay an apply today as we are looking for the right candidate to start ASAP.

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