Cloud Engineer

Information Tech Consultants; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Information Tech Consultants in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure for client projects.

You will implement IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), build CI/CD pipelines, monitor AWS environments, ensure security/compliance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile consulting setting. 2–5 years of hands-on AWS DevOps experience and UK work eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering AWS-based DevOps solutions.
• Strong collaboration and analytical thinking with an independent work approach.
• Proven ability to work in agile consulting environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable AWS infrastructure following best practices.
• Automate infrastructure with Terraform or CloudFormation and develop CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate DevOps in projects and troubleshoot AWS.
• Apply security best practices, audits, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor and optimize cloud environments with proactive alerts.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency and drive excellence.

Skills

DevOps

AWS expertise

CI/CD proficiency

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Teamwork & communication

Independent work style

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / IT / maths / statistics / physics

Tools

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM)

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

CodePipeline

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: UK

Experience: 2–5 years

Education: Bachelors in Science (IT/Computer Science/Engineer)

Employment Type: Full-Time

UK based candidates only.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & Build: Create and manage scalable AWS infrastructure following best practices for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Automate & Streamline: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and develop CI/CD pipelines for seamless delivery.
• Collaborate & Support: Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate DevOps solutions into project workflows and troubleshoot AWS environments.
• Secure & Comply: Apply security best practices, conduct audits, and maintain compliance with governance and regulatory standards.
• Monitor & Optimize: Develop monitoring and alerting solutions to enhance availability and proactively optimize cloud environments.
• Innovate & Improve: Identify and implement automation opportunities to increase efficiency and drive operational excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• You should have proven experience delivering AWS-based DevOps solutions, combining strong technical knowledge with a collaborative and analytical mindset.
• You’ll bring the confidence to work independently while supporting and guiding others on more complex challenges.

Essential Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Code Pipeline).
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar) and experience with Git.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Understanding of cloud security and compliance practices.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience working in Agile and consulting environments.

Educational Criteria :

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Maths, IT, statistics or physics related field.
• You should be entitled to work in the UK with legal work authorization status.
• Must be willing to travel within the UK as per project/client requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork skills.