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DevOps Engineer

Summary

Designs and secures AWS cloud environments for critical workloads, focusing on DevSecOps and cloud security best practices.

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We need someone with strong commercial experience as a DevSecOps Engineer, Cloud Architect, Cloud Security Architect, or in a similar role.
  • We need proven experience leading large AWS implementations or migrations in secure or high-assurance environments.
  • We need hands-on expertise in designing and building cloud environments that run critical workloads.
  • We need a strong understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, and secure architecture principles.
  • We need the ability to lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction.
  • We need strong customer-facing consulting skills, including the ability to gather requirements and manage ambiguity.
  • We need the ability to build strong relationships with customers and challenge established thinking where needed.
  • We need strong presentation, communication, and knowledge-sharing skills.
  • We need team leadership experience.
  • We need active MOD SC clearance and willingness to undergo DV clearance.
  • We need regular on-site presence in Hereford.
  • Desired: AWS certifications at Associate level or above.
  • Desired: experience in the national defence sector or other highly secure or regulated environments.
  • Desired: broader cloud knowledge across Azure and/or GCP.
  • Desired: strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code.
  • Desired: experience with secure cloud migrations and modern platform design.
  • Desired: familiarity with containerisation, platform engineering, and secure CI/CD environments.
  • Desired: strong understanding of cloud governance, observability, and operational security practice.
Responsibilities:
  • We design and deliver secure cloud environments to meet customer challenges.
  • We work across a mix of greenfield and brownfield projects.
  • We lead architecture discussions and design exercises.
  • We apply DevSecOps and cloud security best practice in high-assurance environments.
  • We build deep customer relationships and work closely with technical and operational teams.
  • We help customers understand, shape, and solve cloud and security challenges.
  • We make pragmatic engineering trade-offs while maintaining strong technical quality.
  • We collaborate with customers and partner suppliers to gather and shape requirements.
  • We support secure delivery practices across cloud infrastructure, platforms, and engineering teams.
  • We promote knowledge sharing, technical leadership, and engineering excellence.
Technologies:
  • AWS
  • Architect
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevSecOps
  • GCP
  • Support
  • Security
  • DevOps

More:

We are a growing UK technology business delivering secure cloud and software solutions into the national defence sector. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact programmes supporting some of the UKs most complex and interesting security challenges. We offer a salary of £80,000 to £100,000, bonus, hybrid working, pension, private healthcare, an electric car scheme, training and development opportunities, a friendly and knowledgeable peer-sharing culture, career progression, and the chance to work on meaningful programmes in a highly secure environment. The role is based in Poole with hybrid working, and it requires regular on-site presence in Hereford.

last updated 32 week of 2026

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