Software Engineering Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required Professional Cheltenham, GB

IBM; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Sabbatical programs

Parental leave

Private medical

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and support secure, scalable infrastructure that spans cloud and on-premise platforms for public sector and defence clients. You will work in a highly collaborative team, delivering resilient Linux-based solutions and ensuring security and compliance across regulated environments.

You will lead design and implementation of AWS infrastructure, manage EC2, VPCs, IAM, and cloud-native services, and

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and support of secure AWS infrastructure platforms with a strong focus on Linux systems and cloud-native best practices
• Design and manage AWS services including EC2, VPCs, IAM, Route53, CloudWatch, S3, EBS, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, and backup/recovery in line with security requirements
• Manage and optimize Linux server environments ensuring high availability, hardening, patching, performance and compliance with security standards
• Support and maintain core infrastructure technologies including networking, middleware, DNS, VPNs, monitoring, logging, and enterprise tooling
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to integrate AWS infrastructure solutions into CI/CD pipelines and operational support models

Job description

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the foreground of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer:

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme


• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll use your deep technical expertise to design, build, and support secure, scalable infrastructure environments across both cloud and on-premise platforms. Working within a highly collaborative technical team, you'll play a key role in delivering resilient Linux-based infrastructure solutions that support mission-critical services for public sector and defence customers, ensuring compliance, security, and operational excellence across highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and support of secure AWS infrastructure platforms with a strong focus on Linux systems, enterprise infrastructure services, and cloud-native best practices


• Design and manage AWS services, and cloud-native best practices


• Design and manage AWS services including EC2, VPCs, IAM, Route53, CloudWatch, S3, EBS, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, and backup/recovery solutions in line with public sector and defence security requirements


• Manage and optimise Linux server environments, ensuring high availability, hardening, patching, performance, and compliance with security standards and operational policies


• Support and maintain core infrastructure technologies including networking, middleware, DNS, VPNs, monitoring, logging, and enterprise tooling


• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to integrate AWS infrastructure solutions into CI/CD pipelines and operational support models