AWS DevOps Engineer - (Application Configuration & Automation)

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.

• 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.

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: We create 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 can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

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 of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience.  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.