AWS Cloud Engineer – SC Clearance (12m Contract)

Public Sector Resourcing; Crawley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer for a 12-month contract in Crawley. This role requires extensive experience with AWS services, strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code principles, and the ability to automate CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have a proven track record in DevOps methodologies and must be eligible for SC Clearance. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to critical public safety projects within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Platform/DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience.
• Proficient in multiple programming languages including Terraform and Python.
• Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain infrastructure using Terraform.
• Implement CI/CD workflows using GitLab CI.
• Ensure security compliance in cloud environments.

Skills

AWS Expertise

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps Methodologies

Scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible)

Containerisation (Docker)

Security Best Practices

Git/GitLab

Tools

Terraform

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Job description

A government department seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer for a 12-month contract in Crawley. This role requires extensive experience with AWS services, strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code principles, and the ability to automate CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have a proven track record in DevOps methodologies and must be eligible for SC Clearance. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to critical public safety projects within a dynamic team environment.