Senior DevOps Engineer – Secure Government Cloud (AWS)

Forward Role; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is recruiting for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Clearable) to join a large technology consultancy across multiple UK sites. The role centers on building secure, highly available cloud platforms for central government and critical infrastructure sectors.

You will work hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD tooling, while progressing through a SFIA-based path into technical ownership and leadership. UK vetting eligibility is required, but active DV remains optional.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for UK security vetting and willing to obtain vetting.
• Experience deploying secure, highly available platforms.
• Hands-on software engineering with cloud tooling.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps practices

Security vetting eligibility

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Terraform

GitLab CI/Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Elastic (ELK)

Job description

Forward Role is recruiting for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Clearable) to join a large technology consultancy across multiple UK sites. The role centers on building secure, highly available cloud platforms for central government and critical infrastructure sectors.

You will work hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD tooling, while progressing through a SFIA-based path into technical ownership and leadership. UK vetting eligibility is required, but active DV remains optional.