DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

JR United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking an SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team on a 6-month contract. This role is primarily remote, with travel required to the office once a month. The ideal candidate will design, deliver, and support AWS infrastructure, utilize CI/CD pipelines, and manage Linux systems effectively. Applicants should have strong skills in AWS services, automation tools, and security practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with secure AWS infrastructure delivery.
• Proficiency in automating infrastructure provisioning.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and support AWS infrastructure.
• Integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure using various tools.
• Troubleshoot and maintain Linux systems.

Skills

AWS infrastructure design

SAST and DAST integration

CloudFormation

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Linux systems administration

Docker

AWS networking

Tools

Chef

Ansible

AWS Code Pipeline

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Datadog

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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 FARGATE
• Integrate SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tools into CI/CD pipelines to enforce secure development practices
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK
• Use tools like Chef and Ansible for automated server configuration, patching, and environment standardization
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS Code Pipeline
• Perform administrative and troubleshooting tasks on Linux-based systems, including log analysis and performance tuning. Lead technical triage and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues
• Develop and deploy applications using Docker and AWS FARGATE
• Use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools like Datadog for performance and cost efficiency
• Configure AWS networking (VPCs, TGWs), enforce governance via AWS Config and tagging policies
• Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and collaborate across engineering and product teams

Should this role speak to you, kindly send a copy of your latest CV to [emailprotected]