DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer

• AWS DevOps Engineer, permanent role paying up to £75,000
• Remote-first across the North East with monthly office attendance and client travel
• Join a growing SME technology consultancy delivering high-impact work across the UK public sector
• Benefits including private medical, holidays, pension, bonus and funded certifications

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a growing SME technology consultancy delivering complex digital projects across the public sector. Its engineers work as trusted members of multidisciplinary client teams, combining strong technical standards with a practical, collaborative approach. Continued demand has created an opportunity for a high mid-level or senior AWS DevOps Engineer.

THE BENEFITS

• Salary up to £75,000
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and long-service leave
• Remote working and flexible hours
• Pension and discretionary performance bonus
• BUPA private health and dental care
• Funded technical training and professional certifications
• Company laptop and equipment provided
• Regular social events

THE AWS DEVOPS ENGINEER ROLE

• Work in cross-functional client teams to support the delivery of public sector initiatives.
• Design, develop and operate secure cloud applications and internal platforms.
• Build reliable infrastructure, automation and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Communicate clearly with clients and support other engineers through knowledge sharing.

AWS DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• At least four years' professional AWS cloud experience for high mid-level applicants, or six years or more for senior applicants.
• Building and operating cloud applications in production.
• Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
• Terraform or CloudFormation, plus configuration-as-code experience with Ansible.
• Python, Go or JavaScript with Node.js.
• Strong understanding of AWS IAM and its security implications.
• Monitoring and logging using tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana or Prometheus.
• Secrets management using Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
• CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Unrestricted UK right to work and eligibility for SC clearance.
• Monthly regional office attendance and client travel when required.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please apply through this advert or email me directly at kelly.harvey@searchability.com. For further information, call 0203 854 0120 or 07889 589 648. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit your application, subject to the required skills, to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Python, Golang, JavaScript, Node.js, IAM, CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, CI/CD, SC Clearance, NSD