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# AWS Devops Engineer

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** Bristol, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £64,655.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Routing, Nginx, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, AWS Cdk, Scripting, Load Balancing, Delivery Pipeline, Reliability of Systems, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudformation, SC Clearance, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Git Flow, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Software Version Control, Atlassian Bamboo, Docker, Jenkins, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5851295279

## About the Role

* Experience in designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure, including services like EC2, ECR, ECS, ECK, ASG, VPC, RDS, Load Balancers, Lambda, IAM, ports, R53 etc
 * Familiarity in IAC using Terraform and Ansible to provision, configure, and maintain secure and scalable cloud environments
 * Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, implementing automation for building, testing, and deploying applications across multiple environments
 * Ability to write and maintain scripts and automation tools using Bash, Python, and PowerShell to enhance operational workflows and eliminate manual tasks
 * Familiarity with containerisation using Docker and orchestration best practices, along with configuration management using Ansible.
 * Knowledge of secrets management and access control using tools like Vault and IAM policies, ensuring secure handling of credentials and sensitive information
 * Understanding of AWS security best practices, including encryption, patching, monitoring, least privilege access, and compliance requirements.
 * Familiarity in implementing and managing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and business continuity]

 * Ability to implement monitoring and logging solutions e.g., CloudWatch, to ensure system reliability, observability, and proactive incident response
 * Comfortable working in Agile development teams, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and actively participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups
 * Familiarity to design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud-native solutions that meet availability and performance objectives
 * Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective mitigation strategies in complex environments
 * Understanding of routing, traffic management, and load balancing, including configuration of NGINX and AWS-native tools for optimizing traffic flow.
 * Familiarity with structured release and change management processes, including deployment governance, rollback strategies, and versioning control.
 * Awareness of Java application environments and deployment considerations is a plus for supporting platform-wide consistency and integrations
 * Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement attitude, regularly identifying opportunities to enhance delivery pipelines, infrastructure, and development practices
 * Familiarity in designing and managing SNS topics for event-driven architectures, integrating notifications with Lambda, or external systems to support decoupled and scalable cloud workflows
 * Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket to support Agile delivery, documentation, collaboration, and CI/CD pipeline management
 * Working knowledge of Active Directory and ADFS for identity and access management, including group policy management, SSO, and integration with cloud authentication services, * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional or equivalent certification
 * Proficiency in Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
 * Experience with Ansible for configuration management
 * Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
 * ITIL Foundation Certification or experience with ITIL-based environments

Clearance Requirements:

 * BPSS pre-screening required to start
 * Clearance for Role SC
 * Must be a UK Citizen and based in UK for the duration
 * Must have, or be able to obtain, a UK SC Clearance

## Description

* Demonstrate experience in managing source code with GIT, including pull requests, branching strategies and collaborative version control workflows, + in any programming language e.g. python, bash, powershell, etc
 + in Redhat OS
 + in AWS OR Azure OR any other cloud provider
 + as Redhat and windows Admin
 + in containerised solution
 + in supporting application troubleshooting
 + IAC - terraform
 + App config - ansible or any other like puppet
 + CI/CD pipeline like Jenkins or Azure devops or bamboo, etc
 + Any Automation


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