DevOps Apprentice (Fixed Term Contract)
AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD.
London (2 available locations)
Closes on Monday 1 February 2027
Posted on 9 November 2026
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Summary
Do you get excited by the concept of using the latest tools and technologies to enhance the delivery of high-quality software? Are you eager to learn and adapt as the DevOps landscape evolves? Join us as a DevOps Apprentice and embark on an exciting journey where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our dynamic organisation.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- DevOps engineer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 September 2027
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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5
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As a DevOps Apprentice, you'll bridge the gap between software development and IT operations - automating processes and helping ensure the seamless delivery of software to users around the world. The work you do will help shape experiences for millions of customers.
Throughout your apprenticeship you'll grow the technical skills and problem-solving mindset to build and maintain reliable systems, learning to automate, test, and improve the way software is delivered. You'll develop these skills working alongside experienced engineers across development and operations. We move fast, fail fast, and fix faster, so you'll be encouraged to bring your ideas, test them, and learn as you go.
A day in the life can involve:
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure
- Developing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for rapid and safe software deployment
- Scripting and coding in multiple languages to orchestrate infrastructure and ensure robust testing
- Implementing security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Monitoring and optimising system performance
- Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are eager to learn new technologies and comfortable in a fast-paced environment. You'll bring an analytical mindset to solve complex problems, identify root causes, and develop innovative solutions, along with the strategic thinking to anticipate challenges before they arise. Strong collaboration and communication skills matter too, as you'll be working closely with developers, IT operations, and stakeholders to convey complex information clearly.
Here at Amazon, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Within this apprenticeship you'll put newfound knowledge into practice every day, supported by first-class coaching, tailored development, and rewarding work that will empower you to reach new heights and build the future you envision.
We value different perspectives and experiences, and we're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Our employee-led affinity groups – including communities for women in tech, LGBTQ+ employees, and underrepresented minorities – provide community, mentorship, and a platform for your voice to be heard. We're committed to building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve.
We're also continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer, so you'll have the resources and support to develop into a well-rounded professional.
Your career isn't a straight path - it's a journey you build as you go. A universe of opportunity awaits, and your next adventure starts here.
Please note: as part of your off-the-job learning on this 24-month apprenticeship, you may be required to travel to a training centre, which may differ from your primary work base. Candidates should be prepared for occasional travel as part of the programme.
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 60 Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FD
- The Hewett, Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3EN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
QA LIMITED
Training course
DevOps engineer (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Communicate credibly with technical and non-technical people at all levels, using a range of methods; e.g. ‘Show and Tell’ and ‘Demonstrations’.
- Work within different organisational cultures with both internal and external parties
- Translate user needs into deliverable tasks, writing clear, concise and unambiguous user stories that the whole team can understand.
- Initiate and facilitate knowledge sharing and technical collaboration
- Deploy immutable infrastructure
- Install, manage and troubleshoot monitoring tools
- Navigate and troubleshoot stateful distributed systems, in order to locate issues across the end-to-end service.
- Work in agile, multi-disciplinary delivery teams, taking a flexible, collaborative and pragmatic approach to delivering tasks.
- Application of a range of cloud security tools and techniques - e.g. threat modelling, vulnerability scanning, dependency checking, reducing attack surface area - incorporating these tools and techniques into the automated pipeline wherever possible.
- Assess identified and potential security threats and take appropriate action based on likelihood v impact.
- Employ a systematic approach to solving problems, using logic and hypotheses / experimentation to identify the source of issues.
- Automate tasks where it introduces improvements to the efficiency of business processes and reduces waste, considering the effort and cost of automation.
- Engage in productive pair/mob programming.
- Write tests and follow Test Driven Development discipline in various different contexts.
- Release automation and orchestration as part of a Continuous Integration workflow and Continuous Delivery pipeline, automating the delivery of code from source control to the end users.
- Invest in continuous learning, both your own development and others, ensuring learning activities dovetail with changing job requirements. Keep up with cutting edge.
- Code in a general purpose programming language.
- Specify cloud infrastructure in an infrastructure-as-code domain-specific language.
- Interpret logs and metrics data within the appropriate context to identify issues and make informed decisions.
- Writing code in such a way that makes merging easier and facilitates branching by abstraction - i.e. feature toggling.
- Application of lightweight modelling techniques, such as whiteboarding, in order to gain consensus as a team on evolving architecture.
- Incremental refactoring by applying small behaviour-preserving code changes to evolve the architecture.
- Communicate credibly with technical and non-technical people at all levels, using a range of methods; e.g. ‘Show and Tell’ and ‘Demonstrations’.
- Work within different organisational cultures with both internal and external parties
- Translate user needs into deliverable tasks, writing clear, concise and unambiguous user stories that the whole team can understand.
- Initiate and facilitate knowledge sharing and technical collaboration
- Deploy immutable infrastructure
- Install, manage and troubleshoot monitoring tools
- Navigate and troubleshoot stateful distributed systems, in order to locate issues across the end-to-end service.
- Work in agile, multi-disciplinary delivery teams, taking a flexible, collaborative and pragmatic approach to delivering tasks.
- Application of a range of cloud security tools and techniques - e.g. threat modelling, vulnerability scanning, dependency checking, reducing attack surface area - incorporating these tools and techniques into the automated pipeline wherever possible.
- Assess identified and potential security threats and take appropriate action based on likelihood v impact.
- Employ a systematic approach to solving problems, using logic and hypotheses / experimentation to identify the source of issues.
- Automate tasks where it introduces improvements to the efficiency of business processes and reduces waste, considering the effort and cost of automation.
- Engage in productive pair/mob programming.
- Write tests and follow Test Driven Development discipline in various different contexts.
- Release automation and orchestration as part of a Continuous Integration workflow and Continuous Delivery pipeline, automating the delivery of code from source control to the end users.
- Invest in continuous learning, both your own development and others, ensuring learning activities dovetail with changing job requirements. Keep up with cutting edge.
- Code in a general purpose programming language.
- Specify cloud infrastructure in an infrastructure-as-code domain-specific language.
- Interpret logs and metrics data within the appropriate context to identify issues and make informed decisions.
- Writing code in such a way that makes merging easier and facilitates branching by abstraction - i.e. feature toggling.
- Application of lightweight modelling techniques, such as whiteboarding, in order to gain consensus as a team on evolving architecture.
- Incremental refactoring by applying small behaviour-preserving code changes to evolve the architecture.
Training schedule
You will gain a vast range of useful experiences and skills whilst working towards the Level 4 DevOps Engineer Apprenticeship standard. As a working student, your focus is to complete your studies in your 20% off-the-job time by learning and developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours to work towards successful graduation. You will be set objectives and goals by your training provider and manager to support your studies.
You will build your skills over a 24-month period, starting in September. These skills will help you develop personally and professionally. Your apprenticeship will be made up of classroom/virtual-based training to cover knowledge, on-the-job training at your Amazon base location, as well as mentoring from our experienced team members.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A-Level or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
This position will be based in a Corporate Office. We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible, as the roles will close once filled. We will be holding online assessments from November through to February, with assessment centres taking place between February and May.
About this employer
Amazon offers a range of opportunities to suit candidates with different backgrounds, qualifications and career aspirations. That is why we believe it is the perfect place to learn new skills. We believe that building a culture that is welcoming and inclusive is integral to people doing their best work and is essential to what we can achieve as a company. We take steps to ensure our colleagues have a sense of belonging, value, and opportunity.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Alongside extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organisation, prioritisation, data and problem-solving techniques, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills. Once you have successfully completed it, you will be able to apply for relevant roles across the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063312.
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Closes on Monday 1 February 2027
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