Junior Devops Engineer

Overview

Location: UK

Experience: 2–5 years

Education: Bachelors in Science (IT/Computer Science/Engineer)

Employment Type: Full-Time

UK based candidates only.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Build: Create and manage scalable AWS infrastructure following best practices for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Automate & Streamline: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and develop CI/CD pipelines for seamless delivery.
• Collaborate & Support: Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate DevOps solutions into project workflows and troubleshoot AWS environments.
• Secure & Comply: Apply security best practices, conduct audits, and maintain compliance with governance and regulatory standards.
• Monitor & Optimize: Develop monitoring and alerting solutions to enhance availability and proactively optimize cloud environments.
• Innovate & Improve: Identify and implement automation opportunities to increase efficiency and drive operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• You should have proven experience delivering AWS-based DevOps solutions, combining strong technical knowledge with a collaborative and analytical mindset.
• You’ll bring the confidence to work independently while supporting and guiding others on more complex challenges.

Essential Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Code Pipeline).
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar) and experience with Git.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Understanding of cloud security and compliance practices.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience working in Agile and consulting environments.

Educational Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Maths, IT, statistics or physics related field.
• You should be entitled to work in the UK with legal work authorization status.
• Must be willing to travel within the UK as per project/client requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork skills.