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UBDS

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

UBDS

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer building secure AWS infrastructure and DevOps automation for UBDS Group’s public-sector and regulated clients. Leading CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes and cloud security delivery.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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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 DesignCI/CD Pipeline ManagementInfrastructure-as-Code with TerraformKubernetes Workload ManagementDevSecOps Implementation

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Hard Skills
AWS ServicesTerraformKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesPython ScriptingBash ScriptingPowerShell ScriptingMonitoring SolutionsLogging SolutionsObservability Solutions
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipProblem-SolvingClient CommunicationMentoringCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
GitLabGitHubECSEKSAgile Methodologies
Certifications & Qualifications
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Industry Keywords
Public SectorDefenceRegulated ClientsSecurity AssuranceOWASP Principles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • 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

What you’ll need
  • 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

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Training and personal development options, including technical training, business acumen and methodologies
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Opportunity to gain certifications
  • Private medical cover for employee and spouse/partner via Vitality
  • Discretionary bonus based on personal and company performance
  • 25 days holiday plus 1 birthday day and 1 work anniversary day, in addition to UK bank holidays
  • Electric Vehicle leasing with salary sacrifice
  • Contributed Pension Scheme
  • Death in service cover