SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer

  • Salt Digital Recruitment
  • 24/06/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Overview

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer (AWS) - Contract - Inside IR35.

Location: London (90% Remote). Rate: £400 £450 per day. Duration: Initial contract with extension potential. Active SC Clearance required.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure.
  • Automate infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.
  • Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions.
  • Support platform reliability, performance and security initiatives.
  • Collaborate closely with development, architecture and operations teams.
  • Contribute to DevOps best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
  • Active SC Clearance (essential).
  • Strong hands on experience with AWS services and cloud native technologies.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Strong CI/CD experience using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar.
  • Containerisation and orchestration experience, ideally with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Scripting experience with Bash, Python or PowerShell.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles, automation and cloud security best practices.
Desirable Skills
  • Experience working within government, defence or other secure environments.
  • Knowledge of serverless architectures and AWS managed services.
  • Experience with security and compliance frameworks.
Additional Information

90% remote working. London based programme with occasional on site attendance required for meetings and workshops.