Junior DevOps Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements

• 1-2 years experience working within AWS cloud environments.
• Knowledge of AWS services including IAM, EC2, VPC, RDS, Lambda, and Secrets Manager.
• Experience with Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, Linux, and scripting using Python or Bash.
• Understanding of cloud security principles and DevOps best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to learning.
• Experience with Kubernetes, DevSecOps, or Site Reliability Engineering is desirable.
• Exposure to CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry is desirable.
• Understanding of PKI or secure cloud environments is desirable.
• Experience working within a start-up or scale-up environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and automation tools.
• Ensure cloud environments remain secure, scalable, and highly available.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and implement continuous improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver cloud solutions from design through to deployment.
• Champion secure-by-design principles across all infrastructure and deployment activities.

Technologies

• AWS
• Lambda
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Docker
• EC2
• GitHub
• Grafana
• IAM
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• OpenTelemetry
• Prometheus
• Python
• Security
• Terraform

More

We are a fast-growing technology organisation delivering a major cloud infrastructure project. We are looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our growing DevOps team and help build secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with AWS experience looking to develop their skills across Infrastructure as Code, automation, CI/CD, and cloud security while working on a greenfield project using modern technologies. The role is fully remote and offers a salary of £40,000 - £50,000.

last updated 28 week of 2026