AWS DevOps Engineer
Leidos
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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AWS DevOps Engineer Programme Name:
LCST
Location:
Remote, with attendance at Leidos UK Bristol or Customer sites as required
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Role Overview We are seeking an experienced hands‑on
AWS DevOps Engineer
to join the LCST Programme team. As part of a high‑performing Agile team, you will design, implement, and support secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using a tailored SAFe Agile SecDevOps Scrum process. You'll apply DevOps best practices and cloud‑native design principles, leveraging AWS services and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to drive automation and continuous delivery across environments. This role also includes hands‑on work with automated testing, deployments, and infrastructure monitoring—alongside participation in Agile ceremonies, risk mitigation activities, and collaborative solution design. Cross‑functional flexibility across systems engineering, software development, testing, and security is highly valued.
Key Responsibilities
Demonstrated experience in managing source code with GIT, including pull requests, branching strategies (Trunk-based, GitFlow), and collaborative version control workflows
Expertise in designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure, including services like EC2, ECR, ECS, ECK, ASG, VPC, RDS, Load Balancers, Lambda, IAM, ports, R53 etc.
Strong proficiency 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
Proven 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
Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, including encryption, patching, monitoring, least privilege access, and compliance requirements
Hands‑on experience in implementing and managing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and business continuity
Ability to implement robust 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
Capability to design scalable, resilient, and cost‑effective cloud‑native solutions that meet availability and performance objectives
Strong 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
Experience 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
Proficiency in designing and managing SNS topics for event‑driven architectures, integrating notifications with Lambda, or external systems to support decoupled and scalable cloud workflows
Hands‑on 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
Application Requirements
Hands‑on experience in any programming language e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.
Experience in Redhat OS
Experience in AWS or Azure or any other cloud provider
Redhat and Windows admin experience
Experience with containerised solutions
Experience supporting application troubleshooting
IaC – Terraform
App config – Ansible or a similar tool
CI/CD pipeline experience, e.g., Jenkins or Azure DevOps or Bamboo
Other automation experience
Desired Skills
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or equivalent certification
Proficiency in Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
Experience with Ansible for configuration management
Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
ITIL Foundation Certification or experience with ITIL‑based environments
Interview Requirements
This role will involve a two‑stage interview process.
First stage: video competency‑based interview covering your experience and transferable skills/application requirements into the role.
Second stage: in‑person interview at our Bristol office, including a technical test aligned around the application requirement capabilities.
Clearance Requirements
Clearance to Start BPSS.
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.
Pay Range £47,500.00‑£60,900.00
Commitment to Non‑Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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