AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer

Posted 7 days ago by ST Global Tech LLC

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of AWS DevOps Engineer focuses on supporting the Move to Cloud program for a major Government department, primarily involving the design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation. The position is hybrid, requiring occasional on-site presence in Manchester or Newcastle. Candidates must be UK citizens and comfortable with BPSS clearances. The role emphasizes collaboration with application and infrastructure teams to enhance operational processes and ensure adherence to AWS best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm.
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery.
  • Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.

Salary (Rate): 270 GBP/Day

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

DevOps Engineer - Infrastructure Specialist - AWS DevOps

Location: Manchester and Newcastle, UK - Hybrid

Long-term contract

Rate: 270 GBP/Day

Inside IR35

Client is based is Manchester and Newcastle, but it is expected most of the work will be remote, any resources need to be aware they may be needed onsite 2 days a week in either Manchester or Newcastle and maybe London.

Must be UK Citizen and should be comfortable with BPSS clearances which will be taken care by client

DevOps required to support HLD + prototyping phase on Move to Cloud program of major Government department Database platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm .
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Core Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery.
  • Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.