AWS DevOps Engineer (Security Cleared)

Posted 8/18/2026 · last confirmed live 8/26/2026

About Us: Solirius Reply , part of the Reply Group , is a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. By combining deep technical expertise with people-centred design, we create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact. Our consultants partner directly with client teams, embedding into organisations to understand their goals, challenges, and users. This collaborative approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable outcomes across public and private sectors. Past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI. We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact. About You: You are a motivated and adaptable professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems. You enjoy working in collaborative, agile teams and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions that make a tangible impact. With strong communication skills and a consultative approach, you’re comfortable engaging with clients, understanding their needs, and translating them into effective outcomes. The Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Cleared DevOps Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-premises environments. This role requires an active security clearance and experience working within regulated or security-sensitive environments. You will work across AWS infrastructure, automation, networking, security, and DevOps, helping to build and maintain highly available, resilient, and compliant cloud platforms. The role is suited to an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and working with modern cloud technologies in environments where security and reliability are critical. Requirements Key Responsibilities: Work with clients to understand technical requirements and translate them into robust AWS solutions. Design, build, migrate, and maintain secure and scalable AWS cloud environments. Deliver cloud engineering projects from initial design through implementation and transition into operations. Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies. Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, Route 53, and Elastic Load Balancing. Design and implement secure AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, VPNs, security groups, and network controls. Develop automation and CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed, consistency, and reliability. Apply cloud security best practices, including least-privilege access, encryption, monitoring, logging, and secure configuration. Support cloud migrations, infrastructure modernisation, and application transformation programmes. Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide clear recommendations to clients. Produce technical documentation, solution designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures. Work collaboratively with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, security specialists, and client stakeholders. Contribute to technical proposals, estimates, and solution development where required. Share knowledge and contribute to internal engineering standards, reusable solutions, and best practices. Maintain a strong understanding of emerging AWS technologies and cloud engineering practices. Key Skills/Experience: Proven commercial experience as an AWS Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or similar. Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and cloud services. Experience delivering technical solutions within a consulting, systems integration, managed services, or professional services environment. Strong understanding of AWS networking, security, identity, and infrastructure architecture. Practical experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure as Code technologies. Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling. Strong Linux and/or Windows administration skills. Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar. Good understanding of cloud security principles and secure-by-design practices. Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to clients and stakeholders. Comfortable working across multiple projects, teams, and client environments. Active UK Security Clearance (SC or DV) or eligibility to obtain the required level of clearance. Desirable Skills AWS certification such as Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, or Security Specialty. Experience with Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker, or containerised platforms. Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD platforms. Ideally you will have coding experience with either Python or Javascript Experience delivering cloud migration and transformation programmes. Experience working with UK Government, Defence, National Security, or other highly regulated clients. Familiarity with security frameworks, accreditation, governance, and compliance requirements. Experience producing client-facing technical documentation and solution designs. Previous experience working in an Agile delivery environment. Benefits Competitive Salary Bonus Scheme Private Healthcare Insurance 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays Up to 10 days allocated for development training per year Enhanced Parental Leave Paid Fertility Leave (5 Days) Statutory & Contributory Pension EAP with Help@Hand Gym Membership Benefits Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes Flexible Working Annual Away Days/Company Socials Diversity and Inclusion As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages and respects all individuals, where all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs. Encouraging high social mobility is really important to us. We foster an inclusive culture by welcoming different perspectives, enabling equitable opportunities and promoting open dialogue. This commitment is reflected in initiatives such as our gender diversity group and our focus on mental health and wellbeing. Whatever stage you are at, you will find an environment where you can thrive. Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive, enabling all candidates to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential.

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