AWS Platform DevOps Engineer

TieTalent; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 83,025 - 92,250; Full time

Job summary

A leading Digital Transformation business is seeking an AWS Platform DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract in Birmingham. The role involves developing AWS cloud solutions and requires active SC and NPPV3 clearances. Strong AWS experience, particularly in security, scripting, and automation is crucial. This position offers a daily rate of £450-£500 and requires travel to Birmingham 2-3 days a week in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance and NPPV3 required.
• Experience in AWS environment with automation experience.
• Strong foundation in DevOps principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution.
• Provision infrastructure using Terraform.
• Automate deployment processes and monitor system performance.

Skills

AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, etc.)

Terraform

Scripting skills (Shell, Python, etc.)

Jenkins

Docker

Git

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

AWS Platform DevOps Engineer (SC & NPPV3) – 6-month Contract – Birmingham (Hybrid) – £450-£500/day Outside IR35.

AWS DevOps Platform Engineer needed for a contract position based in Birmingham. The role requires travel to Birmingham 2/3 days a week with an immediate start, ideally August/September 2025. ACTIVE SC clearance (used within the last 12 months) and NPPV3 (used within the last 6 months) are required for this role.

A chance to work with a leading Digital Transformation business delivering large-scale, long-term IT projects for the public sector.

Key skills & experience

• Good experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security.
• Provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant.
• Experience as a DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, Java) and automation skills.
• Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy script.
• Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
• Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, Node exporter).
• Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on Digital or Technology projects at government organisations.
• Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication.
• Linux system administration experience: building, hardening, and managing Linux operating systems.
• MS Active Directory configuration and management.
• Firewall and switch configuration and patch management.
• Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).
• Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO.

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology; Industry: Technology, Information and Internet.