Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We Offer

• Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us.
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year; no one off annual reviews here.
• A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications.
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks.
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome.
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees.
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, 1 month paid paternity leave, 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday, a gym discount scheme, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your Role And Responsibilities

IBM, a global leader in hybrid cloud technology, innovation, and consulting, is currently seeking a seasoned AWS DevOps Engineer with substantial experience in the public sector and government projects. As part of IBM's diverse and inclusive team, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and managing robust, scalable, and secure AWS-based solutions to support critical government initiatives. Leveraging your deep understanding of cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and familiarity with government regulations, you will contribute to maintaining IBM's reputation as a trusted partner in the public sector. Your responsibilities will extend beyond the technical aspects to include collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring system reliability, security, and compliance with stringent government standards.

At IBM, you’ll not only have the opportunity to apply your technical skills but also contribute to transformative government projects. Your role will be instrumental in shaping the future of public services, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and DevOps methodologies to deliver efficient, reliable, and secure digital solutions. If you’re passionate about harnessing the power of technology to drive positive societal impact and wish to join a company recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Required technical and professional expertise

• Design, deploy, and manage robust, scalable, and secure AWS-based solutions to support government projects using services like AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation.
• Utilize JavaScript for scripting and coding tasks.
• Ensure system reliability, security, and compliance with government regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Monitor systems, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 5 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Requirements

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Professional experience as a DevOps Engineer, with experience in the public sector or government projects.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and others.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Ruby, with a focus on JavaScript.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or ECS.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and familiarity with government security standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST).
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Travis CI, or CircleCI.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication, and team collaboration abilities.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification, particularly relevant to public sector projects.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Cypress for end-to-end testing.
• Familiarity with OpenShift Containers.

The ideal candidate will have a blend of technical expertise, public sector experience, and the ability to navigate the unique challenges and requirements of government projects. At IBM, they will have the opportunity to apply their technical skills while contributing to transformative government projects, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and DevOps methodologies to deliver efficient, reliable, and secure digital solutions.