AWS DevOps Platforms Engineer

Job Description

Netcompany is looking for talented AWS DevOps Engineers to join our growing Cloud Operations Team to help enhance the support, delivery, and evolution of our Netcompany Platforms solutions. In this role, you will help build high performing, resilient, and secure services for our clients, working alongside a skilled and forward‑thinking engineering community.

As an AWS DevOps Engineer, you will be central to designing, implementing, and operating cloud based solutions for a wide range of high‑profile clients. You’ll apply your expertise in cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and Kubernetes to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure platforms that meet the demands of complex enterprise environments.

This position offers significant opportunities for professional growth, hands‑on work with modern technologies, and the chance to contribute to some of the industry’s largest, most complex, and technically innovative programmes. Based in our new, purpose‑built office in Leeds city centre, you will be part of a forward‑thinking organisation that prioritises continuous learning and invests in your professional development.

We believe that responsibility improves your abilities. Whether you have recently graduated from university or have experience in other IT roles, you will get a lot of responsibility from the moment you start at Netcompany. You will be supporting some of the largest, most complex and technically innovative programmes and projects for some of the most prestigious organisations in the world.

Experience has shown us that when we trust our employees from day one, they develop their personal and professional skills quickly. This provides a steep learning curve, but your Operations Manager and team always have your back, so you are never left on your own.

Essential

• Effective communication skills. You will work collaboratively as part of a team in a fast‑paced business sector.
• Ability to plan, organise, and clearly report progress and issues.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Must be willing to do UK‑based travel for projects.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Ability to achieve UK Security Clearance.
• Understanding of AWS core services, including compute, networking, storage, IAM, DNS, and load balancing.
• Cloud security best practices and controls within AWS.
• Containerisation and orchestration with ECS and/or EKS.
• Implementation and management of Infrastructure as Code in enterprise environments ideally using Terraform.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab or similar CI/CD tools to design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to automate complex operational tasks using scripting/programming languages such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and alerting using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK in Kubernetes environments.
• Understanding of backup, resilience, high availability, and disaster recovery principles for AWS solutions.
• Experience supporting production environments, incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement.

Desirable

• Familiarity with service mesh, ingress controllers, and Kubernetes security best practices.
• Implemented disaster recovery and high‑availability solutions for critical systems.
• Exposure to multi‑account AWS environments, multi‑cloud architectures and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Understanding of cloud cost‑optimisation strategies and governance controls in AWS.
• Relevant certifications, such as:
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate / Professional
  • AWS SysOps/CloudOps Administrator or DevOps Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) qualification

Netcompany Academy

Through our Netcompany Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine‑tune your strategic acumen. As you progress through the content, you’ll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

Benefits Include

• 25 days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well‑being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Equal Opportunity

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt‑in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme. If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at reasonableadjustments@netcompany.com.

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