DevOps Engineer

At CGI, we help our clients achieve lasting transformation by building secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud environments that enable innovation and growth. As an AWS DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and automating cloud solutions that empower organisations to deliver faster, smarter, and more reliably. You’ll collaborate with talented peers across diverse projects, take ownership of technical delivery, and continuously develop your skills within a supportive, forward-thinking community. This is your opportunity to combine technical excellence with meaningful impact — helping to shape the future of cloud operations for CGI and our clients.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Your future duties and responsibilities

In this role, you will design, automate, and manage AWS environments that drive digital transformation for a range of CGI clients. You’ll take responsibility for delivering secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions that align with business and technical goals. Working with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and modern automation practices, you’ll help optimise delivery pipelines and improve system reliability.
You’ll collaborate closely with developers, architects, and operations teams to ensure that solutions are not only technically robust but also efficient, cost-effective, and compliant with governance standards. You’ll have the freedom to innovate, explore emerging technologies, and contribute to continuous improvement — all within a collaborative environment where you’re supported to grow and share your expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
Design & Build: Create and manage scalable AWS infrastructure following best practices for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
Automate & Streamline: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and develop CI/CD pipelines for seamless delivery.
Collaborate & Support: Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate DevOps solutions into project workflows and troubleshoot AWS environments.
Secure & Comply: Apply security best practices, conduct audits, and maintain compliance with governance and regulatory standards.
Monitor & Optimise: Develop monitoring and alerting solutions to enhance availability and proactively optimise cloud environments.
Innovate & Improve: Identify and implement automation opportunities to increase efficiency and drive operational excellence.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You should have proven experience delivering AWS-based DevOps solutions, combining strong technical knowledge with a collaborative and analytical mindset. You’ll bring the confidence to work independently while supporting and guiding others on more complex challenges.
Essential Qualifications:
Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM).
Strong understanding of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CodePipeline).
Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar) and experience with Git.
Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
Understanding of cloud security and compliance practices.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Desirable:
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
Experience working in Agile and consulting environments.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.