Junior DevOps - Government
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a public sector-focused organisation supporting critical digital services. This role is ideal for someone who can operate independently, take ownership of cloud infrastructure, and work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a mature delivery environment.
As the sole DevOps specialist within the team, you will play a key role in maintaining, improving, and supporting a well-established AWS-based platform. The successful candidate will be comfortable working within existing frameworks, processes, and tooling while driving operational excellence and platform reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
- Support and maintain containerised workloads using ECS Fargate and ECS on EC2.
- Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code and automation best practices.
- Monitor system performance, security, reliability, and availability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Collaborate with delivery teams and communicate technical solutions to a range of stakeholders.
- Take ownership of DevOps operations and provide expert guidance across the platform.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience working with AWS cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with ECS Fargate and/or ECS on EC2.
- Proven experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI.
- Ability to operate independently and take ownership of platform support and improvement.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and configuration management tools.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and monitoring.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience working in structured environments with established governance and delivery frameworks.
Desirable Skills
- Public sector or government project experience.
- Experience supporting highly available, production-critical platforms.
- Knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, Packer, or similar automation tools.
- Understanding of containerisation and cloud-native application delivery practices.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will be a self-sufficient DevOps professional with deep AWS expertise, strong GitLab CI experience, and the confidence to act as the primary DevOps engineer within the team. You'll be a clear communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders, and happy working within an established technology landscape rather than driving wholesale tooling changes.
Benefits
- Competitive salary of £50,000.
- Flexible hybrid/remote working.
- Opportunity to support meaningful public sector digital services.
- Collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.