DevOps Engineer

Location: Primarily remote, with occasional onsite work in London Contract Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC), with a view to go permanent Employer: Amber Labs – Digital Consultancy Clearance: Active SC clearance required Start Date: Immediate About Amber Labs Amber Labs is a forward-thinking digital consultancy delivering innovative cloud, data, and DevOps solutions across the UK public sector. We specialise in helping organisations achieve digital transformation at pace while maintaining the highest security and governance standards. We are seeking DevOps Engineers with deep core cloud expertise to join a critical government programme. This is an excellent opportunity to work on highly impactful projects while enjoying a flexible, collaborative environment. Role Overview As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising cloud-based infrastructure and automation solutions. You will work within an Agile team, focusing on scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures that support modern digital services. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain AWS-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and delivery Automate system deployments, configuration, and monitoring for reliability and performance Manage and optimise containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and architects to deliver high-quality solutions For Senior Engineers: Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and contribute to solution design decisions. Skills & Experience Required Active SC clearance (applications without clearance cannot be considered) Proven experience with AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, ECS/EKS) Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Scripting ability with Python or Bash Version control experience (Git) Apply Now and help shape the future of UK digital services with Amber Labs. Seniority Level Mid-Senior level.

Industry IT Services and IT Consulting. Employment Type Full-time. Job Functions Information Technology Consulting Skills Cloud Computing Amazon Web Services (AWS) Kubernetes Infrastructure Amazon EC2 Terraform