Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – eSC or eDV Clearance Required

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller DevOps projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Automate and streamline software delivery pipelines across the full DevOps lifecycle using current tools and methodologies.
• Work with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios.
• Manage log collection and aggregation platforms such as the ELK Stack or Splunk.
• Apply security best practices in line with DevOps principles.
• Implement and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes using AWS services such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CloudFormation.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Proven experience in DevOps practices, including designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with AWS services.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash and Python; experience developing infrastructure and deployment automation for AWS environments.
• Hands‑on experience with containerization technologies, including building, managing, and deploying Docker containers and orchestrating workloads using Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture and operations with deep exposure to AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch).
• Excellent knowledge of Git and Git‑based workflows.
• Experienced in identifying, analysing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across cloud infrastructure, containerised environments, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, ECR scanning, or SAST/DAST tools).
• Undergo pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional National Security Vetting may apply.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog).
• Passion for continuous learning and professional development.

Desirable Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

Benefits

• Supportive work‑life balance through flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity and maternity leave, and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays) plus private medical, dental and optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Equal‑Opportunity Employer

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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