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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Platform/DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Falcon Chase International - **Location:** Croydon, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Proxmox, Secure Shell (SSH), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Confluence, JIRA, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Groovy, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Internet Message Access Protocols, JasperReports, PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Simple Mail Transfer Protocols, Windows Servers, Nginx, Node.Js, OpenLDAP, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Prometheus, Software Deployment, Squid (Proxy Server), Vagrant, Data Logging, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), System Availability, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Postfix, Git, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Patch Management, Nessus, Route53, Cloudwatch, Terraform, DFS Replication, Sql Tuning, Wsus, Docker, Jenkins, Servicenow - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-61519C4805422BF084/ ## About the Role This is a hands-on engineering role focused on AWS cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, automation, CI/CD, networking, Linux, containers, monitoring, security and 24x7 production support. The role requires strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to take ownership of complex infrastructure and application deployment issues through to resolution., * 10+ years of hands-on AWS experience across cloud infrastructure, networking, security and automation. * Strong hands-on experience with AWS Platform/DevOps engineering. * Strong Terraform/Infrastructure as Code experience. * Strong experience with Jenkins and Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines. * Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, particularly Amazon Linux. * Experience with Docker and containerised environments. * Strong understanding of AWS networking, including VPC, NACLs, Route 53, Transit Gateway and VIFs. * Experience with AWS monitoring, logging and observability. * Experience supporting 24x7 production environments and complex technical incidents. * Strong understanding of security, authentication, certificates and mTLS. * Ability to work effectively with developers, architects, infrastructure and security teams. Desirable Skills * PostgreSQL/Aurora DBA experience, including SQL performance tuning and database configuration. * Experience with Jaspersoft. * Experience with Proxmox and Ubuntu. * Experience with Windows Server, GPO, WSUS and DFS Replication. * Experience with Firewall and switch configuration. * Experience with patch management. * Good understanding of DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, FTP and SMTP. * Experience implementing and supporting COTS products. * AWS or Azure certification. * Previous experience delivering DevOps/cloud solutions within UK Government, Central Government or other highly secure environments. ## Description We are looking for an experienced AWS Platform/DevOps Engineer to join a major UK Government digital transformation programme., The successful candidate will work closely with development, infrastructure, security, architecture and delivery teams to build reliable, secure and highly automated AWS platforms., * Design, build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available AWS infrastructure, following cloud engineering and security best practices. * Bring an automation-first approach to infrastructure provisioning, configuration and software deployment. * Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with experience of VM provisioning tools such as Vagrant. * Work across AWS services including EC2, ECS, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, SSM and HSM. * Design and support AWS networking including VPC, NACLs, Route 53, Transit Gateway and VIFs. * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy, supporting automated build, deployment and release processes. * Work with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 within cloud and platform environments. * Implement and support monitoring and observability using Grafana, Prometheus, Alert Manager, Node Exporter and CloudWatch. * Configure and support infrastructure services including OpenLDAP, Nginx, Squid Proxy, Postfix SMTP and Dovecot IMAP, including secure mTLS configurations where required. * Troubleshoot complex AWS infrastructure, application deployment and production issues, taking ownership from investigation through to resolution. * Support incidents, technology changes and escalations within a 24x7 operational environment, maintaining platform availability and reliability. * Use Git, Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow across development, incident, problem and change-management activities. * Support infrastructure security activities including Nessus scanning, ClamAV and Microsoft Defender. * Work collaboratively with development, infrastructure, security and other technical teams to continuously improve DevOps automation, platform reliability and engineering practices. * Communicate effectively with technical stakeholders, architects, suppliers, end users and delivery teams. ## Related Videos - [Hosting a modern justice system](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/332-hosting-a-modern-justice-system) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [Fullstack Developer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/251-fullstack-developer-salary-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Frontend Developer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/233-frontend-developer-salary-in-the-uk)