AWS Cloud Engineer

Anson McCade; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical

Dental

Company bonus

Pension

Career progression

Technical training

25 days holiday

Job summary

Anson McCade is recruiting an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer for a UK-based National Security project, with hybrid working in Manchester or London. You will join an autonomous engineering team and own the design, build and operation of AWS-based services, IaC, and DevOps practices while collaborating with software and cloud engineers.

The role emphasizes hands-on deployment, security clearance (SC/DV encouraged), and exposure to high-impact national security programmes, with ongoing technical

Qualifications

• Experienced AWS Cloud, DevOps and Platform engineering skills.
• Security clearance (SC or DV) encouraged to apply.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS-based applications and services.
• Own the full lifecycle and collaborate with software and cloud engineers.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

Platform engineering

Security clearance (SC/DV)

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

AWS Cloud Engineer

Manchester or London | Hybrid | National Security

I'm working with a leading National Security and Defence organisation to find an experienced AWS / DevOps Engineer to join a growing engineering team in Manchester or London.

This is a genuinely hands-on cloud engineering role, working on complex systems supporting UK National Security customers. You'll work within an autonomous DevOps team, taking ownership across the full lifecycle.

The Role

You'll design, build and maintain modern AWS-based applications and services while working closely with software and cloud engineers.

You'll have genuine technical ownership, the opportunity to influence technology decisions and exposure to a variety of customers and engineering environments.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary & benefits package


• Hybrid working – Manchester or London


• Hands-on AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes & DevOps


• High-impact National Security projects


• Technical training & career progression


• 25 days' holiday + buy/sell options


• Private medical & dental


• Company bonus & competitive pension


• Strong engineering community and long-term development opportunities

What We're Looking For

We're interested in experienced AWS Cloud, DevOps, Platform and SRE Engineers with strong hands-on experience across AWS, Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

Security clearance is required, with candidates holding SC or DV clearance particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates who are eligible and willing to undergo clearance will also be considered.

If you're interested in working with AWS at scale and contributing to meaningful National Security programmes, I'd be keen to hear from you.

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