AWS DevOps Engineer (DV Cleared)

Position Description
At CGI, we're helping organisations transform through secure, scalable cloud solutions that drive innovation and deliver lasting business value. As an AWS DevOps Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, automating and optimising cloud infrastructure, enabling faster, more reliable delivery of critical applications and services. You'll take ownership of infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines and cloud operations, using technologies such as AWS, Terraform and GitHub Actions to improve efficiency and performance. Working alongside collaborative teams of experts, you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, solve complex challenges and make a meaningful impact. With access to ongoing learning, career development and a supportive community, you'll help shape the future of cloud technology at CGI.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance.

Your future duties and responsibilities

As an AWS DevOps Engineer at CGI, you'll take ownership of developing, maintaining and optimising secure cloud infrastructure and automated deployment processes that support business-critical applications. Working with AWS, Terraform and GitHub Actions, you'll help deliver scalable, resilient solutions while improving deployment efficiency, operational reliability and cloud security. You'll collaborate with development, engineering and delivery teams to implement automation, streamline workflows and resolve technical challenges.

You'll also have opportunities to explore innovative approaches to cloud engineering, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and strengthen your technical expertise. Supported by experienced colleagues and CGI's collaborative culture, you'll play an important role in delivering high-quality cloud services that create measurable value for our clients.

Key responsibilities:

Build & Optimise: Manage and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, including Lambda, IAM, S3, AWS Glue and Amazon Athena, ensuring secure, scalable and reliable operations.

Automate & Deliver: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to streamline provisioning, improve consistency and reduce manual processes.

Integrate & Deploy: Build, configure and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate application integration, testing and deployment.

Collaborate & Improve: Use Git and GitHub to manage source code, branching strategies, pull requests and code reviews, supporting effective team collaboration.

Develop & Support: Deploy and maintain AWS Lambda functions, serverless applications and REST API integrations to enable efficient cloud-based services.

Secure & Protect: Configure IAM roles, policies and permissions, applying least-privilege principles and AWS security best practices.

Enable Data Solutions: Support AWS Glue ETL pipelines and use Amazon Athena and SQL to investigate data issues, support reporting and improve data processing workflows.

Troubleshoot & Resolve: Investigate infrastructure issues, deployment failures, API connectivity problems, access permissions and data pipeline errors.

Innovate & Automate: Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through scripting, workflow automation and continuous improvement.

Deliver Excellence: Work collaboratively with technical teams to maintain high standards of cloud performance, security and service reliability.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you'll bring hands-on experience in AWS cloud engineering, infrastructure automation and CI/CD delivery, alongside a strong understanding of DevOps principles and cloud security. You'll be confident working with Terraform, GitHub Actions and AWS serverless technologies, with the ability to troubleshoot technical challenges and deliver reliable solutions. You'll also demonstrate a proactive approach to problem-solving, a willingness to explore new technologies and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.

Essential skills and experience:

AWS Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly Lambda, IAM, Amazon S3, AWS Glue and Amazon Athena.

Infrastructure as Code: Strong proficiency in Terraform for provisioning, configuring and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure.

CI/CD Automation: Proven experience building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Version Control: Practical knowledge of Git and GitHub, including branching, pull requests, code reviews and collaborative development.

Serverless Technologies: Experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting AWS Lambda functions and serverless applications.

Cloud Security: Good understanding of AWS IAM roles, policies, access management and least-privilege security principles.

SQL & Data Services: Working knowledge of SQL and Amazon Athena for data querying, analysis and troubleshooting.

Data Integration: Experience supporting AWS Glue, ETL processes and cloud-based data integration workflows.

API Integration: Familiarity with REST APIs, backend integrations and troubleshooting API connectivity issues.

Automation & Troubleshooting: Ability to automate operational tasks, investigate technical issues and improve deployment reliability.

Collaboration & Communication: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively across technical teams while taking ownership of deliverables.

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Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

AWS DevOps Engineer (DV Cleared)

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