AWS DevOps Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience administering Red Hat OS and Windows environments
• Experience working with AWS, Azure, or another cloud provider in containerised solutions
• Experience supporting application troubleshooting
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or Bamboo
• Ability to deliver automation solutions
• Knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructure and services
• Strong scripting skills
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or equivalent certification is desired
• Proficiency in Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation is desired
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management is desired
• ITIL Foundation Certification or experience in ITIL-based environments is desired
• Must be a UK citizen and based in the UK for the duration of the role
• Must have, or be able to obtain, UK SC clearance
• BPSS pre-screening is required to start

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure
• Apply DevOps best practices and cloud-native design principles
• Use Infrastructure as Code and automation to drive continuous delivery across environments
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Write and maintain scripts and automation tools to reduce manual tasks
• Work with containerisation and orchestration best practices
• Support secrets management, identity, and access control
• Implement AWS security best practices, including encryption, patching, monitoring, least privilege access, and compliance
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Develop monitoring and logging solutions to improve reliability and incident response
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud-native solutions
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement mitigations
• Support routing, traffic management, and load balancing configurations
• Work within structured release and change management processes
• Design and manage SNS topics for event-driven architectures
• Use Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket to support delivery and collaboration

Technologies

• AWS
• Ansible
• Atlassian
• Azure
• Bamboo
• Bash
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Confluence
• DevOps
• Support
• ITIL
• JIRA
• Jenkins
• Load Balancing
• PowerShell
• Puppet
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows
• AI
• Lambda
• Active Directory
• CloudWatch
• Docker
• EC2
• Flow
• Git
• IAM
• Java
• Machine Learning
• Nginx

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We are Leidos UK, working on the Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence. Our team is helping transform the UK defence supply chain by delivering integrated, modern systems that provide one version of the truth across storage, distribution, global freight, procurement, and inventory management. The role is remote with attendance at our Bristol office or customer sites as required. We offer a collaborative culture built around trust, innovation, diversity, transparency, and work-life balance, along with benefits including a contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance, 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits, and a flexible working scheme. We also support career growth through technical academies, career rotations, and development plans.

last updated 28 week of 2026