Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared

Amber Labs Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital consultancy in the UK is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and optimise cloud-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and containerisation technologies. The role involves collaboration within an Agile team to deliver high-quality, secure solutions for modern digital services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, ECS/EKS).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting ability with Python or Bash.
• Version control experience using Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and delivery.
• Automate system deployments, configuration, and monitoring for reliability and performance.
• Manage and optimise containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and architects.

Skills

AWS core services

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD tools

Containerisation and orchestration

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Version control (Git)

Job description

Role Overview

As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising cloud-based infrastructure and automation solutions. You will work within an Agile team, focusing on scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures that support modern digital services.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and delivery
• Automate system deployments, configuration, and monitoring for reliability and performance
• Manage and optimise containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and architects to deliver high-quality solutions
• For Senior Engineers: Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and contribute to solution design decisions

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, ECS/EKS)
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Scripting ability with Python or Bash
• Version control experience (Git)

About Amber Labs

Amber Labs is a forward-thinking digital consultancy delivering innovative cloud, data, and DevOps solutions across the UK public sector. We specialise in helping organisations achieve digital transformation at pace while maintaining the highest security and governance standards.