DevSecOps Engineer (AWS, Serverless, AEM, OOP Programming)

BT Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join their team in Manchester. In this role, you will design and manage AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring compliance and security across resources. You will also collaborate with various teams to deliver high-availability solutions and maintain CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS services, serverless architecture, and excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Annual bonus of up to 10%

Pension scheme with 10% contribution

Exclusive colleague discounts

Healthcare Cash Plan options

25 days annual leave

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services and DevOps.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, TypeScript, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure security compliance across all AWS resources.
• Administer CI/CD tools and maintain pipelines.

Skills

AWS cloud services

Serverless architecture

DevOps tools

Terraform

Containerized applications

Python

Java

Node.js

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

AWS certifications

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

SonarQube

Dynatrace

Job description

Overview

Join a dynamic, distributed team responsible for maintaining and evolving the DevOps platforms that support major BT websites and critical Adobe Systems infrastructure. This role is essential to ensure the ongoing reliability, security, and architectural integrity of BT's cloud platforms. You\'ll play a key part in keeping our cloud and application operations running smoothly, supporting millions of users and enabling innovation across the business.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, DynamoDB, EC2, ECS/ECR, S3, WAF, Certificate Manager, Route53, Cognito, Load Balancers).
• Ensure security compliance and best practices across all AWS resources.
• Manage AEM releases and Adobe Cloud Service administration.
• Build and maintain Terraform/Pulumi infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scripts for automated deployments.
• Monitor applications and infrastructure using Dynatrace and handle incident response via PagerDuty.
• Administer DevOps and CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube) to design and maintain pipelines.
• Develop and deploy end-to-end applications (Node.js, Java) to meet evolving business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to deliver high-availability, scalable cloud solutions.
• Support out-of-hours releases, with time in lieu provided.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud security best practices.
• Proficient in serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway) and containerized applications (ECS, ECR).
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming (e.g., Python, TypeScript, Java, or similar).
• Skilled in Terraform or Pulumi for infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident management tools (Dynatrace, PagerDuty).
• Strong experience in CI/CD pipeline management (GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube).
• Solid understanding of security policies, WAF, Certificate Manager, Cognito, and load balancing.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to work out-of-hours during release windows.
• Proficiency in Node.js and Java application deployment.
• Experience with AEM release management and Adobe Cloud Service administration (training available if needed).
• Preferred: AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Solutions Architect).
• Experience with multi-region, high-availability AWS architectures.

Our leadership standards

BT Group was the world\'s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK\'s most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK\'s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project - connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK\'s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country\'s biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

Leadership principles

Looking in: Leading inclusively and Safely I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity. Owning outcomes I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation. Looking out: Delivering for the customer I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business. Commercially savvy I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making. Looking to the future: Growth mindset I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation. Building for the future I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

Benefits

• An annual bonus of up to 10% (company & personal performance dependent)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• BT TV, including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as \"My EV\"