DevOps Engineers

They specialise in building capability and enabling independence. Embedding skilled engineers into delivery teams to modernise estates, enhance DevOps practices, and leave lasting expertise behind., This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role working across secure AWS & Azure environments, supporting migrations, modern platform builds, and DevOps automation.

You'll work alongside senior engineers and architects to enhance, operate, and support large-scale cloud estates - helping to build modern, secure, and observable DevOps platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and enhancement of secure AWS landing zones for government and policing clients.
• Deliver infrastructure-as-code and modern automation using Terraform, GitLab, and Kubernetes.
• Operate and support multi-account AWS environments with strong governance and security practices.
• Drive CI/CD improvements and developer productivity through automation and observability.
• Contribute to migration and greenfield projects in complex, regulated settings.

You'll bring a blend of infrastructure and cloud experience, with a strong grasp of AWS, DevOps tools, and secure platform delivery. You're collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working in hybrid teams delivering to public sector standards.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years' IT experience, with 5+ years in cloud (AWS / Azure).
• Broad technical base: infrastructure, automation, and platform delivery.
• Proven experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, HELM.
• Hands-on AWS experience (certified to Associate or Professional level).
• Knowledge of multi-account AWS environments and migration best practice.

Desirable

• Secure build experience for government or policing (SC or eligible).
• Azure exposure and cross-cloud understanding.
• Strong monitoring and pipeline modernisation experience.

If you're a Cloud Engineer with a passion for DevOps, automation, and secure cloud transformation - this is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile government programmes within a supportive & Talented team.

Our client is a cloud-first digital consultancy, founded over 10 years ago and trusted by government, policing, and public sector organisations to deliver secure, high-impact transformation projects., Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy., Established in 2008, Spectrum IT is a leading Software and Technology specific recruitment agency, providing permanent and contract IT resource for businesses. Our team of around 30 employees are based on the University of Southampton Science Park, a key hub for technology on the South Coast. Who We Can Help Spectrum IT works with a wide cross section of businesses, from start-ups to multinationals. 95% of placements are within Software focused businesses, or where Software is key to the business model. Typically, around 200 different businesses are supported annually, with more than 900 candidates placed. How We Work We bring together talented IT professionals with businesses of all sizes. Our extensive experience can help your business with single hires right through to building large software development project teams of 50+. Regular engagement with the IT community enables us to keep up to date with the ever-changing IT landscape.