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# DevOps Engineer (AWS)

- **Company:** Xpertise Recruitment
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Circleci, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, SC Clearance, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-DA197B6E515CD07A0C/

## About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer who combine deep technical expertise with excellent communication skills and a consultative approach. This role would suit an senior engineer who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working closely with stakeholders and helping organisations build scalable, cloud-native platforms., * 7+ years' commercial technology experience

 * Strong AWS engineering and cloud platform experience
 * Hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise
 * Experience building CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub or CircleCI
 * Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience
 * Solid Python development experience
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
 * Track record delivering long-term engagements within complex environments
 * Eligible for UK Security Clearance

Desirable Experience

 * Consultancy or client-facing delivery experience
 * Public sector or regulated environment experience
 * Large-scale cloud transformation programmes
 * Agile software delivery environments

## Description

* Design, build and support AWS-based cloud platforms
 * Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
 * Implement Infrastructure as Code using modern automation tooling
 * Build and maintain containerised environments
 * Support platform reliability, scalability and operational performance
 * Work closely with software engineering teams to improve delivery practices
 * Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decision-making
 * Engage directly with stakeholders and client teams