DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

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

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in the UK seeks an SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract, primarily remote with monthly office visits. Responsibilities include designing AWS infrastructures, automating CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring secure development practices through integration of SAST and DAST tools. Candidates must possess experience in AWS services like EC2, S3, and Docker. Interested parties should submit their CV to the provided email.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in designing and delivering secure AWS infrastructure.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools and practices is required.
• Experience with Linux systems and server configuration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and support secure AWS infrastructure.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and server configuration.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues.

Skills

AWS infrastructure design and delivery

CI/CD pipeline automation

Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform)

Automated server configuration (Chef, Ansible)

Linux system administration

Tools

AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, FARGATE)

Jenkins

Docker

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]