Senior AWS Platform & DevSecOps Engineer

Location : UK (Fully Remote)
Clearance : Active SC Clearance Required
Contract Type : Contract (Inside IR35)
Duration : Initial 12 Months
Rate: Competitive Market Rate

Overview

We are seeking experienced Senior AWS Platform & DevSecOps Engineers (SFIA Level 5/6) to support a major cloud transformation programme delivered by Accenture.

This role focuses on designing, building, securing, automating and operating AWS cloud platforms that support critical services. Successful candidates will work across Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE disciplines, partnering closely with development and security teams to improve platform reliability, developer experience, automation and security.

Target Profiles

• Senior DevOps Engineer

• AWS DevOps Engineer

• DevSecOps Engineer

• Platform Engineer

• Senior Platform Engineer

• Cloud Platform Engineer

• Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

• AWS Security Engineer

• Infrastructure Automation Engineer

• Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, secure and support AWS cloud platforms and services.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and platform automation.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps capabilities.

• Support Kubernetes/EKS platforms and containerised workloads.

• Implement cloud security controls, IAM, compliance and governance standards.

• Monitor platform availability, performance and operational health.

• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis and drive service improvements.

• Develop automated remediation, deployment and operational processes.

• Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects and security teams.

• Drive platform reliability, observability and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

• AWS Platform Engineering

• DevOps / DevSecOps Engineering

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Kubernetes & Amazon EKS

• CI/CD Pipeline Development

• Docker & Containerisation

• AWS Security & IAM

• Monitoring & Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)

• Linux Administration

• Python and/or Bash

• Incident Management & Troubleshooting

• Agile Delivery Environments

• Working directly with Development Teams

Desirable

• Software Engineering or Full Stack Development background.

• NHS, Healthcare or Public Sector experience.

• AWS Professional or Specialty Certifications.

• Experience in highly regulated environments.

• Large-scale cloud transformation or platform modernisation programmes.

• Knowledge of NCSC, NHS Digital or Government Security standards.

Programme Environment

• AWS Platform Engineering

• DevOps & DevSecOps

• Platform Operations (PlatOps)

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Kubernetes & Amazon EKS

• Cloud Security Engineering

• CI/CD & GitOps Automation

• Monitoring, Observability & Operational Excellence

• Cloud Modernisation & Developer Enablement

Clearance Requirement

Candidates must hold active SC Clearance . Unfortunately, SC-Eligible, previously held, expired, or lapsed clearances cannot be considered.

Support Requirement

Participation in an out-of-hours support rota may be required to support critical production services operating within a highly available environment.