Principal DevOps Engineer - AWS

JOB DESCRIPTION

The team you'll be working with:

As part of our continuous growth, we are looking for a Principal AWS DevOps Engineer to be a key part of our expanding Platform Engineering Practice. Cloud services are essential for our clients in their journey to modernise and optimise their IT operations. In this role, we combine advanced architecture and engineering skills to meet our customer’s transformation needs.

What you'll be doing:

The Principal AWS DevOps Engineer will be a critical team member in designing, implementing, and optimising end-to-end DevOps processes that support software development and IT operations at scale. You will leverage your deep expertise in AWS, automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code to drive efficiency, reliability, and scalability across our clients' cloud environments. This role blends strategic thinking and hands-on execution, covering the full DevOps lifecycle, from source control and build automation to continuous testing, deployment, monitoring, and feedback loops.

As a senior team member, you will collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows, remove bottlenecks, and ensure seamless production deployments. You will also act as a technical leader, driving best practices, mentoring junior engineers, and championing a culture of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, deployment, and management of scalable and reliable AWS Cloud infrastructures, driving automation and optimizing DevOps processes.
• Develop and implement advanced CI/CD strategies to support complex, large-scale cloud solutions on AWS.
• Engage directly with clients to provide technical expertise, offer solutions to complex cloud challenges, and act as a trusted advisor in their cloud journey.
• Lead technical discussions with developers and stakeholders, influencing architectural decisions and setting DevOps standards across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by automating repetitive tasks, remediating technical debt, and identifying opportunities for optimization.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud technologies, DevOps tools, and industry trends, recommending new approaches to enhance our services.

What experience you'll bring:

• 10+ years of experience in provisioning, configuring, and maintaining AWS Cloud environments, with a focus on large-scale, mission-critical infrastructures.
• In-depth expertise in a wide range of AWS service offerings, including Compute, Management & Governance, Storage, Security, Identity & Compliance, Networking & Content Delivery, FinOps, Containers, and Database products.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK, with a proven track record of automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Advanced knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration platforms like Docker and Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) or ECS.
• Expertise in defining, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, and others, applying best practices for pipeline efficiency and security.
• Strong background in networking, Linux or Windows administration, with the ability to architect secure, performant, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Proficiency with monitoring and log analytics tools such as AWS CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Datadog, or New Relic, to maintain observability and ensure operational excellence.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing complex, high-pressure situations and guiding teams through incident resolution.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible) and implementing best practices for configuration management and automation.
• Deep understanding of Cloud Landing Zone concepts and best practices for enterprise-scale cloud adoption.

Who we are:

We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.

For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA

what we'll offer you:

You will be part of an innovative environment, collaborating with a team of highly skilled engineers and cloud architects. We offer an established certification bonus scheme, and you'll have the chance to work with the latest technologies while solving complex business challenges. If you are passionate about cloud transformation, eager to drive impactful change, and ready to take on challenging projects, we invite you to join our team.

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer - we want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application and interview process, if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we look forward to hearing from you.