AWS DevOps Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure & Security

Location: West Yorkshire – Hybrid Working
Salary: £50,000 per annum (reviewed following successful completion of a three-month probationary period)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Important - Location Requirement

This position is only open to candidates currently based in West Yorkshire or within a reasonable commuting distance.

This is a hybrid position requiring regular attendance at our West Yorkshire office. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants seeking fully remote employment or those unable to commute to the office.

Please ensure you meet this requirement before applying.

Job Summary

We are an established, growing UK technology company seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join our technical team.

This is a hands-on role focused on managing, securing, automating and improving our AWS cloud infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have strong practical experience with AWS, Terraform, containerised environments and CI/CD pipelines, with a security-first approach to infrastructure management.

You'll work closely with our development and technical teams to ensure our cloud environments are secure, reliable, scalable and cost-effective.

We're looking for someone who takes ownership, understands production infrastructure and can independently identify and implement improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, manage and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Manage AWS services including ECS, EC2, RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, IAM, VPC and CloudWatch.
• Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and AWS deployment services.
• Manage Docker containers and containerised application environments.
• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, security and availability.
• Investigate and resolve production infrastructure incidents and performance issues.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including IAM permissions, least-privilege access, encryption and secrets management.
• Maintain appropriate monitoring, logging, alerting, backup and recovery processes.
• Identify and implement improvements to infrastructure security, reliability and operational efficiency.
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripting and infrastructure automation tools.
• Manage development, staging and production cloud environments.
• Work collaboratively with developers to support secure application deployments.
• Review AWS resource utilisation and identify opportunities to optimise cloud costs.
• Maintain clear technical documentation, operational procedures and infrastructure configurations.

Essential Skills & Experience

Applicants must demonstrate strong hands-on commercial experience with:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) – managing production cloud infrastructure.
• Terraform – provisioning and maintaining infrastructure through code.
• AWS ECS and Docker – deploying and managing containerised applications.
• AWS RDS / Aurora PostgreSQL – database infrastructure and operational management.
• AWS IAM, VPC and networking – cloud networking, permissions and security.
• CI/CD pipelines – GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild or similar.
• Linux administration – server management, troubleshooting and scripting.
• Cloud security – infrastructure hardening, access control and security best practices.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting – CloudWatch, logging, performance monitoring and incident investigation.
• Scripting and automation – Bash, Python or similar technologies.
• Understanding of high availability, disaster recovery and production infrastructure resilience.

AWS Certification – Essential

Candidates must hold at least one valid AWS certification at Associate level or higher, such as:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Additional relevant AWS certifications are advantageous.

Desirable Experience

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub and AWS security monitoring.
• GitHub administration, repository security and deployment integrations.
• SonarQube, Sentry or similar code-quality and monitoring platforms.
• ISO 27001 or working within security-conscious environments.
• SaaS platforms, REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• PostgreSQL performance optimisation and database troubleshooting.
• Automated security scanning and vulnerability management.
• AWS cost optimisation and capacity planning.
• Infrastructure compliance, change management and audit processes.
• VMware or other virtualisation technologies.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for an engineer who:

• Takes ownership of their work and follows through on technical challenges.
• Has a proactive, security-focused mindset.
• Can investigate complex infrastructure problems independently.
• Understands the importance of maintaining secure production environments.
• Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Values automation, documentation and structured processes.
• Can challenge existing approaches and recommend improvements.
• Is organised, dependable and comfortable working within a growing business.

Salary & Benefits

• £50,000 starting salary.
• Salary review following successful completion of a three-month probationary period, with the potential for an increase based on performance.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to take ownership of key AWS infrastructure.
• Exposure to modern cloud technologies and infrastructure automation.
• Opportunity to influence technical decisions, security standards and infrastructure improvements.
• Professional development opportunities as the company grows.

Application Requirements

To be considered for this role, applicants must:

• Be based in West Yorkshire or within reasonable commuting distance.
• Hold at least one valid AWS Associate-level or Professional-level certification.
• Have demonstrable hands-on AWS production infrastructure experience.
• Have practical commercial experience using Terraform.
• Be willing and able to work in a hybrid arrangement.

Applications that do not meet the essential location, certification and technical requirements will not be progressed.

If you're an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving cloud security and taking ownership of infrastructure, we'd welcome your application.

Pay: From £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Are you based out of West Yorkshire?

Experience:

• DevOps: 4 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• AWS Certification (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Halifax HX3 5WG