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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior AWS DevOps Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required - **Company:** IBM - **Location:** Leicester, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, IBM System I, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Nagios, Ansible, Prometheus, Datadog, Circleci, Data Logging, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Puppet, Terraform, Splunk, Docker, Elk Stack, Jenkins, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840622422-senior-aws-devops-engineer-esc-or-edv-clearance-required ## About the Role Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree., * Proven experience in DevOps practices, including designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS services such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CloudFormation. * Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash and Python; experience developing infrastructure and deployment automation for AWS environments. * Hands-on experience with containerisation technologies, including building, managing, and deploying Docker containers and orchestrating workloads using Kubernetes (EKS preferred). * Solid understanding of cloud architecture and operations with deep exposure to AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch). * Excellent knowledge of Git and Git-based workflows, supporting collaborative development and automated deployment processes. * Experienced in identifying, analysing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across cloud infrastructure, containerised environments, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, ECR scanning, or SAST/DAST tools). This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, potentially including meeting the eligibility requirements for the enhanced Security Check (eSC) or enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV). Preferred Technical And Professional Experience * Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI). * Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef). * Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). * Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog). * Passion for continuous learning and professional development., * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional * AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate ## Description We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer with public sector and consulting experience to join IBM and help drive our DevOps initiatives. In this role, you will lead smaller projects, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to shaping IBM's technical direction in modern DevOps practices. 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