Infrastructure & Technology AWS DevOps Platform Engineer - eSC/eDV Clearance Professional Multi[...]

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors. You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high‑profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in‑demand skills development, and long‑term career progression.

Benefits

• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance, including flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave, and an innovative maternity returner’s scheme
• Traditional benefits such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice

Your Role and Responsibilities

As an AWS DevOps Infrastructure Specialist, you’ll bring your technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to our team, contributing to the design, deployment, and maintenance of containerised applications on AWS. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals, learning and growing as you help ensure seamless integration with DevOps toolchains.

• Design and deploy containerised applications on AWS, leveraging expertise in AWS component services
• Provision AWS infrastructure, considering cloud‑native architecture and deployment models
• Ensure seamless integration with DevOps toolchains and CI/CD pipelines
• Apply knowledge of Storage, Compute, and Security Services to administer hybrid cloud environments
• Configure High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions and manage Kubernetes clusters

Join our team and contribute to the development of innovative AWS infrastructure solutions that drive business success. If you’re passionate about understanding and solving complex infrastructure challenges and have a knack for creating AWS solutions that maximise ROI, we’d love to hear from you.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying containerised workloads on AWS (e.g. EKS, ECS, Docker)
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) including environment provisioning and automation
• Practical knowledge of Kubernetes ecosystem (cluster management, networking, scaling, troubleshooting)
• Solid understanding of AWS core services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Security) and cloud‑native architecture patterns
• Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains (e.g. GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) strategies in AWS environments
• Strong Linux systems knowledge and troubleshooting capability within cloud and container environments
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional engineering teams and contribute to delivery outcomes
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills, particularly in technical delivery contexts

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience working within multi‑account AWS environments (e.g. Organizations, landing zones)
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tooling (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Exposure to security best practices in cloud and container environments (IAM, secrets management, Zero Trust concepts)
• Experience supporting or delivering cloud migration or modernisation programmes
• Experience working in regulated or enterprise‑scale environments (e.g. Public Sector, Financial Services)

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, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.