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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 using Jenkins, 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

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