£80,000 - £100,000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Bristol / London , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location: Bristol / London (Hybrid - minimum 3 days per week on-site)

Employment Type: Permanent

Security Clearance: Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC) required

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000

About the Role of Cloud DevOps Engineer

Are you an experienced Cloud Engineer with a passion for AWS and a drive to solve complex technical challenges?

Join a specialist digital and intelligence organisation working at the forefront of national security, where you’ll engineer cloud-native solutions that directly support mission-critical capabilities.

In this role, you will work within empowered DevOps teams to design, build, deploy and maintain applications and services on AWS.

You’ll collaborate closely with end-users, experiment with new technologies, and influence architectural decisions.

This is a high-impact position where your work will contribute to the safety, resilience and digital advantage of the UK.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Cloud DevOps Engineer

• Designing and delivering secure, scalable systems on AWS
• Developing and maintaining applications using modern cloud-native services
• Applying Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approaches using CloudFormation, CDK or Terraform
• Writing clean, maintainable code in at least one Lambda-compatible language
• Scripting automation tasks using Shell, Bash or Python
• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling to optimise delivery
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and improving cloud operations and observability
• Working in agile teams using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or related frameworks
• Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance system performance and reliability
• Continuously learning and adapting to new tools, patterns and technologies

Essential Experience of the Cloud DevOps Engineer

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, ideally as a subject matter expert
• Solid understanding of key AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, KMS, ELB, SNS, SQS, IAM)
• Experience with IaC tooling (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
• Proficiency in scripting (Shell, Bash, Python)
• Coding experience in at least one AWS Lambda-compatible language
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, Mercurial, Perforce)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience working within agile delivery environments

Desirable Experience of the Cloud DevOps Engineer

• AWS Associate-level certification (Architect, Developer, DevOps)
• Microservices and API design knowledge
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS
• Understanding of monitoring, observability and FinOps in cloud environments
• CI/CD experience (Jenkins, Bamboo, Bitbucket, TeamCity)
• Automated testing frameworks
• Linux, networking, routing and firewall knowledge

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

You do not need to already hold clearance to apply.

What You’ll Receive as a Cloud DevOps Engineer

• Hybrid working with flexible hours
• 25 days annual leave plus options to buy, sell or carry over
• Comprehensive benefits including private medical & dental care
• Competitive pension scheme
• Cycle-to-work and lifestyle benefits
• Annual performance bonus
• Dedicated Career Manager for progression and development
• Access to high-quality training platforms and certification support
• Inclusive, supportive culture with active diversity and wellbeing networks