DevOps Engineer

Amber Labs; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer for a 12-month FTC. This remote role involves designing and managing cloud-native architectures using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. You will work with experienced teams on impactful digital transformation projects. Active SC Clearance is required. The position offers competitive salary and the opportunity to grow in a dynamic environment with occasional travel to London.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote-first working

Opportunity to work with experienced teams

Contribution to high-impact projects

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance is mandatory.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform, including module development and state management.
• Production experience running workloads on Kubernetes (EKS) and building Helm charts.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support production workloads using AWS services.
• Write and maintain Terraform modules and reusable infrastructure patterns.
• Deploy and manage workloads on EKS using Helm.

Skills

AWS Services

Terraform

Kubernetes

Helm

Troubleshooting

Cloud Architecture

Job description

DevOps Engineer – 12-Month FTC (SC Cleared)

Location: Remote (UK-based) with ad hoc travel to London (approx. twice per month)

Clearance: MUST hold active SC Clearance

Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

About Amber Labs

Amber Labs is a cutting-edge consultancy delivering data-driven, cloud-native, and digital transformation solutions for government and enterprise clients. We specialise in modern engineering practices and pride ourselves on our ability to deliver secure, scalable, high-impact technology outcomes.

We are expanding our DevOps capability and are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with deep hands-on cloud experience, strong AWS fundamentals, and expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform.

Role Overview

This role sits within a cloud-native delivery team responsible for building, deploying, and supporting production workloads on AWS using modern DevOps engineering practices. You will work in a highly technical environment, collaborating with engineers, architects, and delivery teams to design reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure.

You must be an experienced problem-solver—comfortable navigating complex AWS environments, debugging production issues, and delivering high-quality infrastructure code. The role requires hands‑on engineering, not theoretical knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

AWS Engineering

• Design, deploy, and support production workloads using core AWS services including: EC2, VPC / Subnets, Security Groups, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, Load Balancers, Autoscaling, EKS / ECS, and Lambda.
• Build scalable, secure cloud architectures following AWS best practices.
• Troubleshoot real‑world cloud issues including networking, permissions, logging, and performance.

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Write and maintain Terraform modules and reusable infrastructure patterns.
• Manage Terraform state effectively and resolve state conflicts.
• Review and troubleshoot Terraform plans and CI / CD pipeline failures.
• Deliver IaC that is maintainable, version‑controlled, and production‑ready.

Kubernetes & Helm

• Deploy and manage workloads on EKS.
• Build and maintain Helm charts for application deployments.
• Manage cluster operations: RBAC, networking, scaling, upgrades, and security.
• Diagnose pod failures, DNS issues, ingress problems, resource constraints, and deployment errors.

Cloud‑Native Troubleshooting

• Investigate production issues across AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI / CD pipelines.
• Use CloudWatch logs, metrics, and alarms to diagnose issues.
• Resolve IAM permission issues, network misconfigurations, and container runtime problems.
• Support engineering teams by ensuring stable, reliable, and observable environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
• Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS services in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform, including module development and state management.
• Production experience running workloads on Kubernetes (EKS) and building Helm charts.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across cloud networking, IAM, Kubernetes, containers, and IaC.
• Ability to work autonomously and solve complex technical issues under pressure.
• Comfortable contributing to cloud architecture, reliability, and DevOps best practices.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting secure or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of CI / CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.).
• Understanding of cloud security best practices, container hardening, and least‑privilege IAM.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

What We Offer

• 12-month FTC with competitive salary.
• Remote‑first working with occasional travel to London.
• Opportunity to work with experienced cloud, DevOps, and data engineering teams.
• The chance to contribute to meaningful, high‑impact digital transformation programmes.