Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS)

TL;DR

Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS): Managing and scaling mission-critical cloud infrastructure for national public service systems with an accent on Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline reliability. Focus on automating complex environments, ensuring high performance and security, and collaborating with architects to evolve large-scale public-sector services.

Location: Hybrid, 50% office attendance required within commuting distance of an NEC SWS office in the United Kingdom.

Company

hirify.global delivers secure, scalable, and high-performing software solutions for large national public service systems.

What you will do

• Take ownership of cloud infrastructure from provisioning to day-to-day operations.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code as the default standard.
• Optimize and maintain fast, reliable CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor production environments to ensure performance, uptime, and resource efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement DevOps solutions.

Requirements

• Must have pre-existing right to work in the UK.
• Must be eligible for SC/NPPV3 security clearance.
• Several years of experience running production cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Advanced knowledge of Terraform and experience managing complex estates.
• Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure.
• Experience with Terragrunt.
• Experience with CircleCI.

Culture & Benefits

• Single Private Medical Cover with family options.
• 25 days paid holiday plus the option to buy/sell up to 5 days.
• Group Pension Plan with employer contributions.
• Life assurance cover at 4x basic salary.
• Access to tax-efficient flexible benefits.