AWS Cloud Full Stack Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance required in Manchester

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 continuous learning, in‑demand skills development, and long‑term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

Benefits

• Tools and policies to support work‑life balance, including flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• More traditional benefits: 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

This role requires active eSC or eDV clearance due to the sensitive nature of the projects. You will be responsible for designing, building, and supporting cloud‑native solutions using AWS services, modern front‑end technologies, and robust backend frameworks.

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable cloud applications on AWS for public sector and defence clients.
• Build full‑stack solutions using modern front‑end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, and backend technologies including Node.js, Java, Python, or similar.
• Architect, implement, and enhance cloud‑native solutions leveraging AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, and CloudFormation.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs and deliverables.
• Apply best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Improve application performance, resilience, and security in line with industry and government standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship on AWS engineering and full‑stack development.
• Stay current with evolving AWS technologies, engineering patterns, and full‑stack development practices.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening as defined by the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional National Security Vetting (NVS) requirements may apply, including eligibility for enhanced Security Check (eSC) or enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV).

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep experience in full‑stack application engineering with advanced capability in designing and deploying solutions on AWS.
• Strong, hands‑on proficiency with modern front‑end ecosystems, including React, Angular, or Vue.js, focused on building high‑performance, component‑driven interfaces.
• Solid expertise in backend development using technologies such as Node.js, Java, Python, or .NET, with the ability to design scalable, modular, and secure server‑side services.
• Extensive practical experience across core AWS services including Lambda, ECS, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM, and Infrastructure as Code tooling such as CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Proven ability to architect and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and domain‑specific architectural patterns to support complex, distributed systems.
• Skilled in DevOps engineering using Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, repeatable delivery.
• Strong understanding of authentication models, cloud security best practices, and high‑availability patterns to ensure resilient and secure cloud architectures.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to thrive in fast‑paced, agile delivery environments.
• Confident communicator and technical leader, able to guide teams and drive engineering excellence.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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.