DevOps Engineer

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 usingJenkins, 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