Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Sword Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of business technology solutions seeks a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to automate cloud workloads and optimize AWS services. The role requires expertise in cloud automation, configuration management, and strong scripting abilities, ensuring project goals align with operational realities. Enjoy flexible working and a fantastic benefits package, including personalized career development and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to private health and well-being schemes

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS automation and workload orchestration.
• Experience with monitoring platforms that optimise resources and secure infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Responsibilities

• Automating and orchestrating the provisioning of AWS services.
• Collaborating with IT/OT teams and guiding cloud automation projects.
• Implementing monitoring solutions for resource visibility and cost control.

Skills

AWS automation

Configuration management tools

Monitoring and observability platforms

Scripting in Python

Scripting in PowerShell

Scripting in Go

Scripting in Java

Scripting in .Net

Education

Background in Cloud and DevOps Engineering

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Job description

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the role:

We’re evolving. The goal is to move beyond basic “lift-and-shift” cloud migrations and instead design and deliver AWS-native, end-to-end automation for the provisioning, monitoring, and optimisation of cloud workloads — while gradually reducing and simplifying what remains on-premise.

We don’t have all the answers yet. This is a highly collaborative, build-it-with-us kind of role. We’re looking for someone who brings practical expertise in automating cloud environments, understands the AWS ecosystem, and can help guide the team as we navigate group IT mandates, operational constraints, and our business unit’s appetite for risk.

As the Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Automating and orchestrating the provisioning and support of AWS services and solutions.
• Using configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Chocolatey to automate application provisioning.
• Implementing and fine-tuning monitoring using tools such as Splunk, Wiz, Cloudability, AWS Systems Manager, and CloudFormation to ensure visibility, control costs, and maintain a strong security posture.
• Writing and maintaining scripts in Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or .Net to streamline operations.
• Collaborating with IT/OT teams and contributing to our strategy to extend cloud automation principles to select on-premise environments — where it makes sense.
• Guiding the ongoing development of our internal cloud capability while balancing operational realities with future-focused thinking.

Requirements

What you'll bring:

• Hands-on experience with AWS automation and workload orchestration.
• Use of configuration management tools to deploy and manage applications at scale.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms that help optimise resources and secure infrastructure.
• Comfortable scripting in at least one of the following: Python, Go, Java, PowerShell, or .Net.
• An understanding of cloud operating models and the ability to work within group-level IT mandates while navigating constraints.
• An interest (or experience) in Operational Technology (OT) and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments, particularly relating to the NIS directive, is welcomed — but not essential.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Snyk, Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM templates.
• A background in Cloud and DevOps Engineering.

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

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Created on 02/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom