AWS DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & CI/CD

IBM; Hursley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design, automate, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments for public sector clients. You will enable reliable delivery across the SDLC, build CI/CD pipelines, and implement IaC with a focus on security and governance.

You will work with Python, Shell scripts, Git, and common AWS services, collaborating across teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions while adhering to BPSS and potential vetting requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in AWS, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Practical experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and deploying applications to cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, automation, and configuration management.
• Scripting experience with Python, Shell/Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with Git/source control and software development processes.
• Understanding of automated testing and continuous integration.
• Knowledge of SDLC methodologies and DevOps best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues across application and infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and hybrid environments.
• Install, configure, and manage DevOps automation tools across cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and application deployments.
• Develop automation and deployment scripts using Python, Shell/Bash, and other scripting languages.
• Package, deploy, and support applications across development, test, and production environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management practices.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and deployment issues.
• Apply SDLC, Agile, DevOps, and secure-by-design principles.
• Work collaboratively with developers, architects, testers, security teams, and public sector clients.
• Ensure solutions align with relevant security, governance, and industry standards.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Software Engineering

CI/CD

Python

Shell/Bash

Git

Automation

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

AWS CodePipeline

Docker

Kubernetes

EC2

S3

Job description

IBM Consulting is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design, automate, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments for public sector clients. You will enable reliable delivery across the SDLC, build CI/CD pipelines, and implement IaC with a focus on security and governance.

You will work with Python, Shell scripts, Git, and common AWS services, collaborating across teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions while adhering to BPSS and potential vetting requirements.