Senior AWS Devops Engineer

NPAworldwide; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist technical consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to work on AWS cloud infrastructure projects. This role involves designing secure and scalable solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and offers a competitive salary with flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be British citizens with at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK for security clearance.

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits

Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi-time)

Learning & Development allowance

Matched pension & healthcare package

Inclusive culture with team socials

Qualifications

• Experienced engineer passionate about cloud technologies and automation.
• Thrive in a collaborative, problem-solving environment.
• British citizen with 5 years of UK residency for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AWS infrastructure.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop tools and processes for deployment and monitoring.
• Maintain security and compliance procedures.
• Optimize systems for performance and cost efficiency.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers.

Skills

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Configuration Management & Automation expertise

Containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)

Observability tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana)

Basic programming skills (any language)

CI / CD pipeline development and management

Job description

We are currently supporting a specialist technical consultancy in their search for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join their growing Central Government team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects while shaping modern, secure cloud infrastructure.

📍 Location & Working Model

Work from home or from one of six UK office hubs (including Bristol, Cheltenham, and London).

Bi‑weekly travel to London required to meet with customers.

🔧 The Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and evolving secure and scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS infrastructure.
• Deploying, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters (Docker, Helm).
• Developing automated tools and processes for deployment, monitoring, testing, and maintenance.
• Creating and maintaining security, compliance, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Optimising systems for high availability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Monitoring and improving infrastructure/application performance.
• Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure/application issues.
• Mentoring junior DevOps engineers.

🎯 About You

We’re looking for an experienced engineer with a passion for cloud technologies and automation, and who thrives in a collaborative, problem‑solving environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Configuration Management & Automation expertise.
• Containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm).
• Observability tools such as CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana.
• Basic programming skills (any language).
• CI / CD pipeline development and management experience.

Eligibility Requirement

You must be a British citizen who has lived in the UK continuously for the last 5 years to qualify for high‑level security clearance.

💡 What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary + benefits.
• Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi‑time).
• Learning & Development: external training allowance, career coaching, and technical guilds.
• Matched pension & healthcare package.
• Inclusive culture with regular team socials.

Career Progression

Clear career progression pathways.

👉 If you’re a Senior DevOps Engineer ready to take on a high‑impact role within a growing consultancy, we’d love to hear from you.