DevOps Engineer
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Summary
Permanent AWS DevOps Engineer at an SME technology consultancy delivering UK public sector digital projects. Day to day: designing secure cloud applications, building infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform/Ansible while embedded in client teams. Remote-first across the North East with monthly office attendance; up to £75,000.
- AWS DevOps Engineer, permanent role paying up to £75,000
- Remote-first across the North East with monthly office attendance and client travel
- Join a growing SME technology consultancy delivering high-impact work across the UK public sector
- Benefits including private medical, holidays, pension, bonus and funded certifications
ABOUT THE CLIENT
Our client is a growing SME technology consultancy delivering complex digital projects across the public sector. Its engineers work as trusted members of multidisciplinary client teams, combining strong technical standards with a practical, collaborative approach. Continued demand has created an opportunity for a high mid-level or senior AWS DevOps Engineer.
THE BENEFITS
- Salary up to £75,000
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and long-service leave
- Remote working and flexible hours
- Pension and discretionary performance bonus
- BUPA private health and dental care
- Funded technical training and professional certifications
- Company laptop and equipment provided
THE AWS DEVOPS ENGINEER ROLE
- Work in cross-functional client teams to support the delivery of public sector initiatives.
- Design, develop and operate secure cloud applications and internal platforms.
- Build reliable infrastructure, automation and continuous delivery pipelines.
- Communicate clearly with clients and support other engineers through knowledge sharing.
AWS DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- At least four years' professional AWS cloud experience for high mid-level applicants, or six years or more for senior applicants.
- Building and operating cloud applications in production.
- Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
- Terraform or CloudFormation, plus configuration-as-code experience with Ansible.
- Strong understanding of AWS IAM and its security implications.
- Monitoring and logging using tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana or Prometheus.
- Secrets management using Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
- CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins or TeamCity.
- Unrestricted UK right to work and eligibility for SC clearance.
- Monthly regional office attendance and client travel when required.