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# Senior Devops Engineer

- **Company:** NPAworldwide
- **Location:** Manchester, IA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Software Deployment, Delivery Pipeline, Software Security, Build Management, Containerization, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-devops-engineer-manchester-ia-usa-58860190

## About the Role

Experteer Overview In this role you will design and build secure AWS infrastructure and automated deployment pipelines for high-profile UK Government and Defence projects. You will lead technical delivery within an Agile delivery team, shaping platform services and IaC-based infrastructure. You'll mentor engineers, manage stakeholder relationships, and advise on AWS architecture to optimize security and performance. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on creating new cloud capabilities and scalable pipelines in a fast-moving environment. Compensation / Benefits * Design, build and manage secure AWS cloud infrastructure * Create automated CI/CD pipelines * Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code using Terraform * Build and operate platforms for containerised applications * Support software deployment, monitoring and operational performance * Lead technical delivery throughout the full project lifecycle * Advise customers on AWS architecture and technology choices * aaaar
_ senior stakeholder relationships and key project deliverables * Mentor engineers and support junior team members * Promote Agile best practices, including Scrum and Kanban Tasks * Strong commercial AWS experience * Proven experience building new cloud infrastructure * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code * Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation and containerisation * Experience with Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes * Good understanding of AWS security principles and secure deployment practices * Experience delivering within Agile teams * Ability to lead technical solutions and take ownership of delivery * Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management skills * Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers Key requirements * Flexitime - 37.5 hrs/week * Learning budget - training, certifications, conferences * Private healthcare * Matched pension * Monthly socials and quarterly meetups * Career growth in a fast-moving sector

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will design and build secure AWS infrastructure and automated deployment pipelines for high-profile UK Government and Defence projects. You will lead technical delivery within an Agile delivery team, shaping platform services and IaC-based infrastructure. You'll mentor engineers, manage stakeholder relationships, and advise on AWS architecture to optimize security and performance. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on creating new cloud capabilities and scalable pipelines in a fast-moving environment. Compensation / Benefits * Design, build and manage secure AWS cloud infrastructure * Create automated CI/CD pipelines * Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code using Terraform * Build and operate platforms for containerised applications * Support software deployment, monitoring and operational performance * Lead technical delivery throughout the full project lifecycle * Advise customers on AWS architecture and technology choices * Manage senior stakeholder relationships and key project deliverables * Mentor engineers and support junior team members * Promote Agile best practices, including Scrum and Kanban Tasks * Strong commercial AWS experience * Proven experience building new cloud infrastructure * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code * Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation and containerisation * Experience with Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes * Good understanding of AWS security principles and secure deployment practices * Experience delivering within Agile teams * Ability to lead technical solutions and take ownership of delivery * Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management skills * Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers Key requirements * Flexitime - 37.5 hrs/week * Learning budget - training, certifications, conferences * Private healthcare * Matched pension * Monthly socials and quarterly meetups * Career growth in a fast-moving sector


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