AWS DevOps Engineer

UBDS

AWS DevOps Engineer responsible for building and maintaining resilient cloud infrastructure. Collaborating within technical teams to deliver solutions for public sector clients in a hybrid environment.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain scalable, secure and automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or GitHub
Manage infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform to support repeatable and compliant environments
Implement automation across build, test and deployment workflows to ensure consistent and reliable delivery
Apply OWASP security principles and DevSecOps practices throughout the delivery lifecycle
Deploy and maintain containerised workloads using Kubernetes or AWS-native services such as ECS or EKS
Monitor infrastructure performance and availability, implementing proactive alerting and logging solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed DevOps capabilities and drive continuous improvement
Support troubleshooting of infrastructure and deployment-related issues in production and non-production environments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Security Check (SC) clearance is mandatory
Strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including core compute, networking and security services
Proficiency in GitLab or GitHub for version control and pipeline management
Demonstrable experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code delivery
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and operations in cloud environments
Working knowledge of OWASP security principles and how to apply them in CI/CD and infrastructure design
Competence in scripting languages such as Python, Bash or PowerShell
Experience operating within Agile delivery environments and supporting multidisciplinary technical teams
**Desirable:**
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or Solutions Architect)
Experience working with public sector clients or within regulated industries

Benefits

Comp & perks

Training – All team members are offered a number of options in terms of personal development, whether it is technical led, business acumen or methodologies. We want you to grow with us and to help us achieve more
Private medical cover for you and your spouse/partner, offered via Vitality
Discretionary bonus based on a blend of personal and company performance
Holiday – You will receive 25 Days holiday, plus 1 day for Birthday and 1 day for your work anniversary in addition to UK bank holidays
Electric Vehicle leasing with salary sacrifice
Contributed Pension Scheme
Death in service cover

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Hard Skills & Tools

CI/CD pipelinesTerraformKubernetesAWSGitLabGitHubscripting languagesDevSecOpsinfrastructure-as-codemonitoring solutions

Soft Skills

collaborationtroubleshootingcontinuous improvementcommunicationteamworkadaptabilityproblem-solvingorganizational skillsleadershipAgile methodologies

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalAWS Certified Solutions Architect