DevOps Engineer

Smartedge Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the IT Services sector is seeking a Technology Research Associate to enhance their cloud security and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services and a strong background in security compliance. This role involves collaborating with solution architects and leading a DevOps team to implement best practices in cloud security and infrastructure automation. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and have proven leadership skills, this is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of AWS Security, Identity, and Compliance services.
• Experience managing Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, enforcing database encryption.
• Strong experience in IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure AWS Serverless solutions.
• Collaborate with solution architects to design scalable cloud systems.
• Lead DevOps team and define best practices.

Skills

AWS Security & Compliance Expertise

Threat Detection & Compliance

Problem-solving

Leadership

Programming & Scripting

Education

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

AWS DevOps Professional

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS RDS

DynamoDB

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Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• AWS Security & Compliance Expertise: Deep understanding of AWS Security, Identity, and Compliance services, including IAM, AWS Organizations, SCPs, Secrets Manager, AWS Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, and AWS KMS for encryption, ensuring robust cloud security
• Threat Detection & Compliance: Implementation of AWS security tools like Amazon Detective, AWS Shield, WAF, AWS Firewall Manager, enforcing security compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, and NIST frameworks
• Collaborate with Solution Architects: Work closely with solution architects to design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud systems/applications, ensuring DevOps methodologies align with business objectives
• Lead DevOps Team & Define Best Practices: Take ownership of designing and implementing DevOps frameworks, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, IaC standards, security policies, and guiding DevOps engineers in modern cloud strategies.
• Serverless Security & Architecture: Design and implement secure AWS Serverless solutions using ECS Fargate, Lambda, SNS, SQS, API Gateway, enforcing IAM execution roles, API authentication, encrypted messaging, and network isolation strategies
• Networking & Cloud Security: Deep expertise in TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers, network firewalls, SSL/TLS/mTLS, along with AWS Shield for DDoS protection, AWS WAF for web security, VPC segmentation, and automated vulnerability scanning
• Container Security & Orchestration: Expertise in Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, implementing security best practices like image vulnerability scanning, Kubernetes RBAC, IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA), Pod Security Policies, and automated compliance enforcement
• Infrastructure Automation & Security: Strong experience in IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible), applying least privilege IAM policies, role-based access controls (RBAC), automated compliance checks, and zero-trust security principles
• Monitoring, Logging & Alerting: Expertise in building centralized logging solutions, integrating ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and AWS-native security monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Security Hub, SIEM integrations
• CI/CD Security & Automation: Proficient in Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions, ensuring secure CI/CD pipelines with artifact encryption, automated security scanning, and DevSecOps best practices
• Cloud-Based Database Security: Experience managing Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, enforcing database encryption (KMS), automated backups, fine-grained access controls, and data integrity monitoring
• Cost Optimization & FinOps: Drive cloud cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Compute Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, AutoScaling efficiencies, and rightsizing workloads to maximize cost savings
• Problem-solving & Leadership: Strong ability to troubleshoot security vulnerabilities, enforce DevSecOps methodologies, and lead teams to adopt best practices in AWS cloud optimization and governance
• AWS Certifications (AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Professional)
• Container orchestration and Security Knowledge
• CI/CD & Security Automation
• Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps (AWS Trusted Advisor, Compute Savings Plans, cost forecasting strategies)
• AWS-native Security Services (Macie for sensitive data discovery, Inspector for vulnerability scanning, GuardDuty for threat detection)
• Programming & Scripting (proficiency in Python and Shell Scripting for automation, cloud resource management, and infrastructure monitoring)
• AWS Database Expertise
• AWS Networking Expertise (strong knowledge of VPC design, Subnetting, Route Tables, NAT Gateways, Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, ALB/NLB/CLB Load Balancers, AWS WAF & Shield, VPN connectivity, and network security group management)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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