Job title: AWS DevOps Engineer
Job type: Perm
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Government
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: GBP £45,000.00
Salary to: GBP £56,000.00
Location: Hybrid / London
Job published: 20-01-2025
Job ID: 37846

Job Description

AWS DevOps Engineer
Permanent
Location: Home Based (Quarterly Head Office visits in Cardiff)
Salary: £45,000 - £56,000 (+ excellent benefits - including 28% Employer contribution Pension)

Skills: AWS, IaC, PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, CI/CD tooling, Terraform, Github, Ansible, (plus a language such as Python, Java, Node JS etc.)

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join a technology-driven public sector organisation. This home-based role requires quarterly visits to the head office in Cardiff. This is an exciting opportunity for a DevOps professional to work within a talented technical team on impactful Government projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure seamless integration, delivery, and operation of services.
  • Collaborate with technical architects to translate designs into operational solutions.
  • Design and develop infrastructure as code, manage source code repositories, and build CI/CD pipelines for Cloud environments.
  • Identify and coordinate integration opportunities between technologies to support organisational goals.
  • Lead and support non-functional requirements including availability, security, capacity, and performance.
  • Implement scalable, repeatable, and highly available deployment strategies.

Essential Experience and Skills:

  • 2+ years in a DevOps Engineering role using the listed essential technologies.
  • Expert-level experience with AWS Cloud technologies, CI/CD tools (Concourse, Jenkins, etc.), GitHub (source control and versioning), and Terraform.
  • Strong experience with Ansible, Unix/Linux environments, and Python.
  • Desired experience with Packer, Microservice and Serverless Architectures, and AWS Glue.
  • Awareness of additional programming languages such as Java and Node.js.

Technical Skills Assessment:
Candidates will be evaluated on their proficiency in:

  • Terraform
  • AWS Cloud technology
  • Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tooling

Why Join Us?

  • Competitive salary package with excellent benefits.
  • Generous 28% employer pension contribution.
  • Opportunity to contribute to impactful Government projects.
  • Work alongside a supportive and innovative technical team.