Cloud Engineer (AWS) - SCOUT Infrastructure (Contract) at Methods, London/Hybrid, £500 - £550 a day

Full job description

SC Clearance Required
UK-based (Hybrid)
Outside IR35

We are looking for 2 x Cloud Engineers to support the next delivery phase of SCOUT, an AI-driven assurance platform used to improve the efficiency and quality of Government Major Project reviews.
SCOUT has completed private beta and is now moving into a phase focused on automation, scalability, security, and wider organisational adoption.

Role Overview:
You will be responsible for deploying and supporting AI services on Amazon Web Services, with a strong focus on AWS Bedrock, ensuring the platform is secure, scalable, and usable by non-technical teams.
The work centres on infrastructure, integration, and light service changes — not greenfield application development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and manage AI services using AWS Bedrock
• Configure infrastructure and environment variables for AI API access
• Deploy and manage services including ECS, S3, Cognito, and RDS
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Make minor updates to existing microservices where required
• Ensure the platform supports a test environment of ~100 users
• Enable smooth operation for non-technical project leadership
• Support secure integration with key datasets (EAS, GRIP, GRIP+)

Platform Objectives You’ll Support:

• Full automation of document processing and user onboarding
• Secure, direct document uploads (no external hosting dependencies)
• System admin capability for enterprise user management
• Improved chat interface and support for concurrent users
• Progression toward full security accreditation
• Expansion of SCOUT usage across assurance and review teams

Nice to Have (Time Permitting):

• Experience with data analysis across multiple datasets
• Familiarity with report generation or structured document outputs
• Interest in collaborative tooling and knowledge sharing features

Requirements:

• Strong AWS experience in production environments
• Hands-on Terraform experience
• Understanding of secure, scalable cloud platforms
• Ability to work in a regulated / government environment
• Active SC Clearance (or ability to obtain)

About SCOUT:
SCOUT is an AI tool designed to improve the productivity of Government assurance review teams. It analyses project documentation against best-practice criteria to highlight risks, performance issues, and areas requiring attention across the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP).