AWS DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer (AWS & Kubernetes) – Security Clearance Eligible, 2 days on-site in Hereford 

The company
I’m working with a fast-growing technology consultancy that delivers complex, bespoke software programmes for its clients. They’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join an Agile engineering team on a large-scale programme building a new custom software solution.

What you’ll do

• Design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Deploy, scale and manage Kubernetes clusters, working with Docker and Helm
• Create automated tooling and processes for building, deploying, testing, monitoring and maintaining infrastructure and applications
• Define and maintain security, compliance and disaster recovery practices
• Optimise infrastructure for high availability, resilience and cost efficiency
• Monitor and continuously improve infrastructure and application performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues
• Mentor and support junior DevOps engineers

What they’re looking for
A proactive, collaborative engineer with solid DevOps experience, comfortable contributing to both new products and enhancements to existing ones. You’ll enjoy working on large-scale systems and bring strong communication and leadership skills. Experience in some of the following would be valuable:

• Building and deploying secure products using sound technologies and patterns
• Strong understanding of cloud concepts and services
• Designing and running highly available shared platforms
• Agile delivery using Scrum or Kanban
• Working with senior stakeholders, both internal and external
• Tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Packer, Vault, Serverless, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Artifactory and Nexus

Security clearance
This role requires high-level security clearance. To be eligible, you must hold a British passport and have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years.

Disclaimer: Any remuneration stated in this advertisement is indicative and will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience, skills and qualifications. Final remuneration will be agreed with the successful candidate and will be subject to the terms of the contract.