- Company Name
- HSBC
- Job Title
- DevOps Engineer
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer
Role Summary: Design, build, and maintain highly resilient, scalable AWS infrastructures for a global organization, driving automation, incident response, and security compliance while collaborating with cross‑functional teams in an Agile environment.
Expectations:
- Deliver end‑to‑end AWS solutions that meet performance, reliability, and security standards.
- Lead incident investigations, provide on‑call support, and maintain high service availability.
- Mentor junior staff and influence best practices across the cloud services domain.
- Participate in a 24/7 support rota and respond to operational alerts proactively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, implement, and optimize AWS workloads spanning compute, networking, storage, and database services.
- Automate infrastructure deployment and release pipelines using CI/CD tools and infrastructure‑as‑code.
- Design and enforce AWS security controls, IAM policies, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.
- Serve as an AWS subject‑matter expert, advising internal teams on platform capabilities and best practices.
- Conduct post‑incident reviews, root‑cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
Required Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.).
- Proficiency in Python scripting and automation technologies.
- Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Git, Ansible; familiarity with Terraform and IaC.
- Solid understanding of DevOps principles, Agile methodologies, and incident‑management processes.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities.
- Security‑centric mindset with experience in risk assessment and compliance within regulated environments.
- Comfortable operating in Linux and/or Windows environments.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer – Associate) strongly preferred.
- Additional certifications in Linux or Windows (e.g., RHCSA, MCSE) are a plus.
Sheffield, United kingdom
Hybrid
16-01-2026