Spectrum IT Recruitment
Contract AWS Cloud Engineer
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This role is for a Contract AWS Cloud Engineer in Leeds for 6 months, paying inside IR35. Requires active Enhanced SC or DV Clearance, strong AWS skills, cloud security knowledge, and experience with Terraform, Python, and automation in regulated environments.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
October 24, 2025
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Yes
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📍 - Location detailed
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#SNS (Simple Notification Service) #Compliance #Automation #SQS (Simple Queue Service) #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #DevOps #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Terraform #Scripting #Scala #Python #Security #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #EC2 #Monitoring #Splunk #Cloud #GIT #VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) #Deployment
Role description
Contract AWS Cloud Engineer - Enhanced SC/DV Clearance
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Leeds (Full-time, Onsite)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Start Date: November 2025
We're looking for an experienced Contract AWS Cloud Engineer to join a secure government-related project based onsite in Leeds. This role is ideally suited to someone with strong hands-on AWS experience and a solid understanding of cloud security and automation within highly regulated environments.
Please note: Due to the nature of the work, candidates must hold active Enhanced SC or DV Clearance. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants without this level of clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure in a secure, scalable, and resilient environments.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with relevant frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO27001).
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate deployment and configuration processes using Python, PowerShell, or other scripting tools.
• Integrate AWS security logs and data flows with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk).
• Support live cloud environments through monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate effectively across engineering and security teams to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions.
Technical Skills & Experience:
• Proven experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, KMS, IAM, VPC, Security Groups, SQS, SNS.
• Strong background in cloud security and monitoring (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config, CloudWatch).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices including Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and testing automation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and independently within a secure environment.
If you're a contract AWS Cloud Engineer with active enhanced SC or DV clearance looking for you're next exciting project. Please send your CV to philipmeehan@spectrumit.co.uk for immediate consideration.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Contract AWS Cloud Engineer - Enhanced SC/DV Clearance
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Leeds (Full-time, Onsite)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Start Date: November 2025
We're looking for an experienced Contract AWS Cloud Engineer to join a secure government-related project based onsite in Leeds. This role is ideally suited to someone with strong hands-on AWS experience and a solid understanding of cloud security and automation within highly regulated environments.
Please note: Due to the nature of the work, candidates must hold active Enhanced SC or DV Clearance. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants without this level of clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure in a secure, scalable, and resilient environments.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with relevant frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO27001).
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate deployment and configuration processes using Python, PowerShell, or other scripting tools.
• Integrate AWS security logs and data flows with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk).
• Support live cloud environments through monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate effectively across engineering and security teams to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions.
Technical Skills & Experience:
• Proven experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, KMS, IAM, VPC, Security Groups, SQS, SNS.
• Strong background in cloud security and monitoring (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config, CloudWatch).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices including Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and testing automation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and independently within a secure environment.
If you're a contract AWS Cloud Engineer with active enhanced SC or DV clearance looking for you're next exciting project. Please send your CV to philipmeehan@spectrumit.co.uk for immediate consideration.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
