DevOps Engineer (AWS) – Platform Automation & FinOps

Government Recruitment Service; West of England; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join an Agile team in Bristol. You will develop and maintain cloud platforms, primarily using AWS and Azure, with a focus on automation, scalability and cost optimisation.

You will work with product managers and architects to shape platform strategy, participate in Agile ceremonies, and mentor junior engineers while keeping up with industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Develop, deploy, document and maintain digital platforms, mainly Azure, GitHub, and DevOps tooling and processes.
• Monitor, manage and optimise platform infrastructure to ensure stability, scalability, and performance.
• Lead the automation of deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning for cloud platforms.
• Contribute to FinOps initiatives by analysing costs and recommending optimisation strategies.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to define platform strategies and priorities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, document and maintain digital platforms and tooling.
• Monitor and optimise platform infrastructure for stability and performance.
• Lead automation of deployment, provisioning and operational processes.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Analyse costs and drive optimisation in FinOps initiatives.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects on platform priorities.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Automation

FinOps cost optimisation

Tools

Azure

GitHub

DevOps tooling

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join an Agile team in Bristol. You will develop and maintain cloud platforms, primarily using AWS and Azure, with a focus on automation, scalability and cost optimisation.

You will work with product managers and architects to shape platform strategy, participate in Agile ceremonies, and mentor junior engineers while keeping up with industry best practices.