SC Cleared AWS Engineer

ECS Resource Group Ltd; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An international IT company is seeking an experienced SC Cleared AWS Engineer to join a high-profile programme in Cheltenham or Manchester. The role involves delivering secure and scalable AWS solutions, troubleshooting cloud environments, and ensuring alignment to best practices. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on AWS engineering experience and a solid understanding of cloud security and automation. This ongoing contract offers a rate of approximately £600 per day.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on AWS engineering experience required.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, networking, and automation.
• Knowledge of Terraform and CI/CD beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver secure, scalable AWS solutions across a major transformation programme.
• Support design, build, and optimisation activities within AWS.
• Ensure infrastructure and platform services are aligned to best practice.
• Troubleshoot, improve, and maintain cloud environments in a fast-paced setting.

Skills

AWS engineering

Cloud security

Networking

Automation

Terraform

CI/CD or modern DevOps tooling

Job description

SC Cleared AWS Engineer

Contract Location: Cheltenham or Manchester (3-4 days per week on-site)

Rate: ~£600 p/day (Inside IR35)

Duration: Ongoing contract

We are recruiting for an international IT company looking for an experienced AWS Engineer with active SC Clearance to join a high-profile programme. This role is suited to someone who is hands‑on, delivery-focused, and comfortable working in secure, complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver secure, scalable AWS solutions across a major transformation programme
• Support design, build and optimisation activities within AWS
• Ensure infrastructure and platform services are aligned to best practice
• Troubleshoot, improve and maintain cloud environments in a fast‑paced setting

Required Experience

• Strong hands‑on AWS engineering experience
• Solid understanding of cloud security, networking and automation
• Terraform, CI/CD or modern DevOps tooling beneficial

If you’re available and would like to learn more, please contact (url removed) / (phone number removed) for more information.

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