AWS DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

Job title: AWS DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

Role Type: Contract

Location: Remote (Occasional travel, UK Wide)

Length: 6 months initial

Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer with active SC Clearance to design, build and support secure, reliable cloud platforms. You will work closely with development and QA teams to improve delivery, performance and automation across containerised, microservices-based applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.

• Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines.

• Support Docker, Kubernetes and microservices-based applications.

• Monitor and improve platform performance, security and reliability.

• Champion DevOps best practice and continuous improvement across Agile teams.

Essential Skills

• Active SC Clearance.

• Strong hands-on AWS experience.

• Terraform and/or CloudFormation.

• CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

• Docker, Kubernetes and Linux administration.

• Experience supporting microservices architectures.

• Knowledge of cloud security and DevSecOps principles.

• Experience working in Agile delivery teams.

Desirable Experience

• Government or GDS project experience.

• AWS certification.

• Automated testing environments using Selenium or Cucumber.

• Experience supporting Java-based applications.

If you are an SC-cleared AWS DevOps Engineer who enjoys building secure, automated cloud platforms, apply now with an up to date CV for consideration!