SC Cleared - AWS DevOps Engineer - Remote/Newcastle

Job Title: SC Cleared AWS DevOps EngineerLocation: Newcastle (Hybrid - other UK tech hubs considered)Contract Length: 12 monthsDay Rate: £475 per day (Inside IR35)OverviewWe''re seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a cross-functional cloud engineering team supporting large-scale, high-availability platforms within a public sector environment. The ideal candidate will have deep AWS knowledge, strong automation skills, and a proven track record delivering and supporting complex cloud-based systems.Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain AWS infrastructure using best practices for scalability, security, and performance.Implement and manage containerized workloads using ECS, Kubernetes, and Docker.Support SSO integrations across AWS services using SAML 2.0 and OIDC.Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) artifacts with Terraform and Ansible.Enhance monitoring, observability, and alerting using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, and Zabbix.Build CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions to automate deployment and testing processes.Support release management and live production troubleshooting.Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and operations teams to drive best DevOps practices. Essential Skills andamp; Experience AWS Expertise: Strong command of core AWS services (ECS, IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, SNS, SQS).Networking: Advanced understanding of AWS Transit Gateway, VPC Endpoints, TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, and ..... full job details .....