DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer – Government Project (Public Sector) **Contract Length:** 6 Months **Rate:** £520 per day **IR35 Status:** Inside IR35 **Location:** Remote / UK Based **Clearance:** Eligible for SC Clearance or Active SC Clearance Preferred The Opportunity A leading public sector programme is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a high\-profile government project focused on cloud transformation, infrastructure automation, and platform modernisation. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a large\-scale AWS environment supporting critical services used across the public sector. You will play a key role in building and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure, improving CI/CD pipelines, and driving automation across engineering teams. Key Responsibilities * Build, maintain, and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure across secure environments * Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps * Automate infrastructure deployments using Terraform or CloudFormation * Containerise applications using Docker and support Kubernetes environments * Work closely with development and platform teams to improve deployment reliability * Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions * Support Infrastructure as Code best practices and DevOps ways of working * Ensure security and compliance standards are maintained across cloud environments Required Skills \& Experience * Strong commercial AWS DevOps experience * Hands\-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code * Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps * Containerisation experience using Docker and Kubernetes * Strong scripting knowledge using Bash, Python, or PowerShell * Experience working within secure or regulated environments * Knowledge of monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK * Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills Desirable Experience * Previous government or public sector project experience * Experience working within SC\-cleared environments * Knowledge of serverless technologies or event\-driven architecture * Exposure to multi\-account AWS environments and landing zones What’s on Offer * 6\-month initial contract with strong extension potential * £520 per day inside IR35 * Opportunity to work on a nationally significant government programme * Collaborative engineering environment with modern cloud tooling * Long\-term project roadmap with ongoing transformation initiatives If you are an AWS DevOps Engineer looking for your next contract within the government sector, apply now to discuss the opportunity further.