DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consulting firm is looking for an SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract, primarily remote with monthly office travel. Key responsibilities include designing and supporting AWS infrastructure, automating deployments, and utilizing CI/CD practices. Ideal candidates should have experience with AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and Linux system administration. Please forward your latest CV for consideration.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, ECS, and FARGATE.
• Knowledge of integrating SAST and DAST into pipelines.
• Familiarity with performance tuning on Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and support AWS infrastructure.
• Automate server configuration and environment standardization.
• Develop and deploy applications using Docker.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Linux

Automation with Chef/Ansible

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

AWS FARGATE

Jenkins

Job description

Our client currently seek a SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team on an initial 6 month contract. This role is 95% remote with travel required once a month to the office.Key Skills and Responsibilities:Design, deliver, and support secure and scalable AWS infrastructure using services like EC2, S3, ECS, and FARGATEIntegrate SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tools into CI/CD pipelines to enforce secure development practicesAutomate infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDKUse tools like Chef and Ansible for automated server configuration, patching, and environment standardizationBuild and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS Code PipelinePerform administrative and troubleshooting tasks on Linux-based systems, including log analysis and performance tuning. Lead technical triage and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issuesDevelop and deploy applications using Docker and AWS FARGATEUse CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools like Datadog for performance and cost efficiencyConfigure AWS networking (VPCs, TGWs), enforce governance via AWS Config and tagging policiesMaintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and collaborate across engineering and product teamsShould this role speak to you, kindly send a copy of your latest CV to [e-mail]