SC Cleared - AWS DevOps Engineer - Remote/Newcastle

Job Title: SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Newcastle (Hybrid - other UK tech hubs considered)
Contract Length: 12 months
Day Rate: £425 per day (Inside IR35)

Overview

We're seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a cross-functional cloud engineering team supporting large-scale, high-availability platforms within a public sector environment. The ideal candidate will have deep AWS knowledge, strong automation skills, and a proven track record delivering and supporting complex cloud-based systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS infrastructure using best practices for scalability, security, and performance.
• Implement and manage containerized workloads using ECS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Support SSO integrations across AWS services using SAML 2.0 and OIDC.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) artifacts with Terraform and Ansible.
• Enhance monitoring, observability, and alerting using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, and Zabbix.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions to automate deployment and testing processes.
• Support release management and live production troubleshooting.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and operations teams to drive best DevOps practices.

Essential Skills & Experience

• AWS Expertise: Strong command of core AWS services (ECS, IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, SNS, SQS).
• Networking: Advanced understanding of AWS Transit Gateway, VPC Endpoints, TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, and TLS/SSL termination.
• Containerization: Experience with Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes (monitoring pods, handling deployments).
• SSO: Deep knowledge of SAML 2.0 and OIDC for AWS access unification.
• IaC & Configuration Management: Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Cloud-Init Scripting, Consul Template.
• CI/CD: Experience with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Nexus, and general release automation.
• Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on with Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, and Dynatrace.
• OS Expertise: Strong Linux/Unix background.
• Languages & Scripting: Must have Python and Shell Scripting (Bash, Groovy, Go desirable).
• Cloud Architecture: Broad AWS cloud design experience; VPC Lattice exposure desirable.

Additional Information

• Role is inside IR35, with working flexibility and hybrid arrangements (ideally Newcastle-based, but open to other UK tech hubs).
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience in a public sector or enterprise-scale environment advantageous.

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note that due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every applicant. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

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