DevOps Engineer - AWS, SC/DV Eligible, Secure Infra

Forward Role; West of England, Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Forward Role is seeking an AWS-focused DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared / DV Eligible) to join an established technology consultancy supporting National Security projects. The role is based in Bristol or Cheltenham with on-site delivery requirements and a salary range of £60,000–£80,000 plus benefits.

You’ll work on designing secure cloud infrastructure, automating delivery, and contributing to the software engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS engineering experience and automation foundations.
• Ability to contribute to complex technical delivery in secure environments.
• DV eligibility or security vetting eligibility; SC clearance helpful.

Responsibilities

• Design and build secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Develop automation tooling and CI/CD pipelines with GitLab/Jenkins.
• Manage Linux environments and scripting (Python, Bash) for infra automation.
• Ensure reliability, monitoring, and secure design in production.

Skills

AWS

Automation

CI/CD

Cloud engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Forward Role is seeking an AWS-focused DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared / DV Eligible) to join an established technology consultancy supporting National Security projects. The role is based in Bristol or Cheltenham with on-site delivery requirements and a salary range of £60,000–£80,000 plus benefits.

You’ll work on designing secure cloud infrastructure, automating delivery, and contributing to the software engineering lifecycle.