AWS DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote - with ad hoc travel to London

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Permanent

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

About Amber Labs

Amber Labs is a people-first technology consultancy specialising in digital transformation and technology delivery across highly regulated and high-trust environments. We work with organisations across Central Government, Defence, Financial Services and Infrastructure, delivering solutions across Digital, Data, Cloud, Architecture and Automation.

We are a collaborative and supportive team, working on complex programmes where technology plays an important role in delivering secure, high-quality outcomes.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our growing team on a permanent or 12-month fixed-term contract basis. This is a remote-first, UK-based role, with occasional travel to London, likely around twice a month.

You will play a key role in designing, building and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and DevOps solutions, working closely with architects, developers and security teams within a Central Government environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code, primarily using Terraform
• Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS
• Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor, troubleshoot and improve the reliability and performance of cloud infrastructure
• Apply appropriate security controls and engineering best practices within highly regulated environments
• Collaborate with architects, developers and security specialists to deliver technical solutions
• Contribute to technical decision-making, engineering standards and continuous improvement
• Take ownership of technical solutions and support the development of robust, maintainable engineering practices

Essential Requirements

• Active SC Clearance – mandatory
• Proven experience delivering technology solutions within UK Central Government
• Strong hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer, working across cloud infrastructure and automation
• Strong experience with AWS, including services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, IAM, VPC and CloudWatch
• Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, ideally AWS EKS
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and secure cloud engineering
• Experience working within Agile, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of technical solutions

Important Information

• Location: Remote-first, UK-based
• London travel: Occasional onsite travel, likely around twice a month
• Engagement: Permanent or 12-month fixed-term contract
• Clearance: Active SC Clearance is mandatory
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship
• BPSS clearance eligibility is required prior to starting the role

What Happens Next?

Once your application has been reviewed, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to discuss the opportunity and outline the next steps.

The selection process typically includes two interview stages, with a potential third stage involving our company Partners if required.