Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

• Lead the design, build and evolution of secure AWS cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities
• Design and maintain scalable, secure and automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or GitHub
• Own infrastructure-as-code approaches using Terraform
• Define and promote engineering standards, patterns and best practices across delivery teams
• Embed automation across build, test, deployment and operational workflows
• Apply DevSecOps and security-by-design principles throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Design, deploy and operate containerised workloads using Kubernetes and AWS services such as ECS and EKS
• Work with architects and security specialists on cloud architecture, networking, identity, security and integration requirements
• Implement monitoring, observability, logging and alerting for resilient services
• Provide technical leadership during complex troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure and deployment issues
• Engage with clients and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, explain technical decisions and provide recommendations
• Mentor and support engineers, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering practices, automation, reliability and delivery efficiency

Requirements

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC clearance; current SC clearance is highly desirable
• Significant hands-on experience designing, building and operating solutions within Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Strong knowledge of AWS compute, networking, identity, security and container services
• Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or GitHub
• Demonstrable expertise with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code at scale
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and operating containerised workloads in cloud environments
• Good understanding of DevSecOps, OWASP principles and security-by-design
• Experience designing and implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions
• Strong scripting skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar
• Experience making technical design decisions and providing engineering leadership within multidisciplinary teams
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across complex cloud environments
• Confidence working directly with clients and communicating technical concepts, decisions and recommendations
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments
• Experience supporting and mentoring other engineers
• AWS Professional-level certification, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or Solutions Architect – Professional, is desirable
• Strong experience delivering solutions for public sector, defence or other regulated clients is desirable
• Experience working within secure environments and understanding associated security and assurance requirements is desirable
• Experience contributing to technical designs, architecture decisions and engineering standards is desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating secure AWS cloud infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and applying DevSecOps principles. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and enhance engineering practices in regulated environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AWS Cloud Infrastructure Design
• CI/CD Pipeline Management
• Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• Kubernetes Workload Management
• DevSecOps Implementation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• AWS Services
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Python Scripting
• Bash Scripting
• PowerShell Scripting
• Monitoring Solutions
• Logging Solutions
• Observability Solutions

Soft Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Client Communication
• Mentoring
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Industry Keywords

• Public Sector
• Defence
• Regulated Clients
• Security Assurance
• OWASP Principles

Tools & Technologies

• GitLab
• GitHub
• ECS
• EKS
• Agile Methodologies