DevOps & SRE Specialist

Pearson VUE

. Operate reliable, secure and cost-effective cloud services across AWS and Azure .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operating and automating cloud services across AWS and Azure, with a strong focus on infrastructure as code, cloud security, and compliance. Proficient in managing cloud resources, incident resolution, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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AWS Services OperationInfrastructure As Code Using TerraformCloud Security And Compliance ControlsCI/CD And Source-Control WorkflowsCloud Cost Management

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Hard Skills

AWS Systems ManagerEC2ECSRDSS3CloudWatchCloudTrailTerraformJenkinsGit

Soft Skills

Clear Stakeholder CommunicationEffective Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

ServiceNowJiraConfluencePowerShell

Certifications & Qualifications

Relevant Cloud Certification

Industry Keywords

Cloud GovernanceOperational AvailabilityDisaster RecoveryFinOps PracticesITIL

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudEC2JenkinsServiceNowTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate reliable, secure and cost-effective cloud services across AWS and Azure
Automate service delivery and maintain infrastructure as code
Improve observability and manage cloud compliance
Support resilient services across non-production and production environments
Troubleshoot incidents and service issues
Coordinate and implement controlled changes
Support deployments and platform remediation
Collaborate with application, engineering, security, networking, FinOps and service management teams
Administer AWS accounts and resources
Manage identity and access key lifecycle activities
Maintain infrastructure tagging and perform cost analysis
Manage security controls including WAF and Shield
Perform AWS Systems Manager maintenance
Continuously improve operational runbooks and automation
Provide potential out-of-hours support during business-critical periods

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant hands-on experience operating cloud platforms in a regulated, business-critical environment
Hands-on operation, administration and automation of AWS services, with working knowledge of Azure
Infrastructure as code using Terraform, including review, testing and controlled promotion between environments
CI/CD and source-control workflows using tools such as Jenkins and Git
Operational support for EC2, ECS, Auto Scaling, RDS, S3, EBS, FSx and CloudFront
AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancing, Route 53, VPN, Direct Connect and VPC peering
Cloud security and compliance controls, including IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield, Inspector, certificate management and access-key rotation
AWS Systems Manager, including agent maintenance and operational remediation
Cloud monitoring, logging and audit services, including CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Incident investigation, root-cause analysis, problem resolution and escalation across development, test and production environments
Change management, technical approvals, release support and evidence-based implementation through ServiceNow or equivalent tooling
Cloud governance, resource tagging, configuration consistency and compliance remediation
Cloud cost management, monthly cost analysis, stale-resource identification and optimisation across AWS and Azure
Ability to diagnose automation and configuration issues involving tags, scaling, databases, networking and deployment pipelines
Understanding of resilience, operational availability, disaster recovery and support during business-critical periods
Working knowledge of ITIL, Kanban and service management fundamentals
Use of Jira and Confluence to track work and maintain operational documentation and runbooks
Clear stakeholder communication and effective collaboration across application, infrastructure, security and engineering teams
Relevant cloud certification or equivalent demonstrable experience
Microsoft PowerShell or another scripting language for operational automation is desirable
Advanced Terraform module development and reusable infrastructure patterns are desirable
Experience improving service observability, SRE measures and operational dashboards is desirable
Experience supporting containerized, distributed or serverless workloads is desirable
Experience with FinOps practices and multi-cloud cost reporting is desirable
Experience mentoring colleagues and contributing to shared engineering standards and knowledge bases is desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working, visiting the base office no more than once a week
Flexible working hours around core hours
School runs can be accommodated
Part-time working and non-traditional hours can be considered
At least 40 hours of training per year
Support for AWS, Azure, DevOps, SRE, security and automation learning and certification
Occasional travel to other Pearson sites may be required
Potential flexibility to adjust office attendance due to personal circumstances and preferences