AWS DevOps Engineer - (Application Configuration & Automation)

Sword group; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business technology provider in the UK seeks an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to support critical systems evolution. This role focuses on automating application-level deployment and configuration, requiring knowledge in AWS services and scripting. Candidates should exhibit a collaborative approach to engineering. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Personalised Career Development

Flexible working

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme

Access to private health and well-being

Employee assistance programme

Discounted cash plan

Qualifications

• Practical experience with AWS services and cloud deployment.
• Strong knowledge of application-level configuration management using modern tools.
• Proficient in scripting (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or .Net).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Collaborative approach to engineering and automation.

Responsibilities

• Automate deployment and support of AWS-hosted environments.
• Use tools for application-level configuration management.
• Write scripts and pipelines for lift-and-shift deployments.
• Support monitoring and observability using various tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to mirror workloads in AWS.

Skills

AWS services

Application-level configuration management

Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or .Net)

Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Chocolatey

Splunk

Cloudability

Wiz

AWS Systems Manager

CloudFormation

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the AWS DevOps Engineer - (Application Configuration & Automation) role at Sword Group.

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the role: We\'re hiring an AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team on a permanent basis, supporting the evolution of critical systems across our client base. This isn\'t your typical cloud-native DevOps role. We\'re looking for someone who enjoys working with traditional workloads — helping to move them into the cloud using lift-and-shift methods, but with a modern DevOps mindset. Your focus will be on automating deployment and configuration at the application level, working alongside our existing AWS infrastructure specialists. This is a delivery-focused engineering role — ideal for someone who likes to build, script, and configure, rather than design architecture from scratch.

As the AWS DevOps Engineer, you will be:

• Automating the deployment and support of AWS-hosted environments.
• Using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Chocolatey for application-level configuration management.
• Writing scripts and pipelines to support lift-and-shift deployments and prepare environments for future use.
• Supporting monitoring and observability using tools like Splunk, Cloudability, Wiz, AWS Systems Manager, and CloudFormation.
• Collaborating with cloud infrastructure and OT stakeholders to ensure on-premise workloads are mirrored effectively in AWS.
• Contributing to proof-of-concept environments and supporting internal knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• Practical experience with AWS services and cloud deployment.
• Strong working knowledge of application-level configuration management using modern tools.
• Proficiency in scripting (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or .Net).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• A hands-on, collaborative approach to engineering and automation.
• Exposure to Operational Technology (OT) or complex legacy environments is a bonus — but not essential.

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here\'s what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

• Personalised Career Development: A development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We\'ll discuss individual preferences to make it work where we can.
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: Generous annual leave, enhanced family-friendly benefits, pension, private health, well-being and insurance schemes, employee assistance program, discounted cash plan and more.

Equal Opportunity At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don\'t tick all the boxes but feel you have some relevant skills and experience we\'re looking for, please apply and highlight your transferable skills. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.