AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer

• 6 months
• Inside IR35
• £600 - £675 a day
• SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential
• Sole British nationals only due to nature of the project
• Hybrid London

We are seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a confidential project, designing, building and operating secure, scalable cloud platforms. You will play a key role in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation and CI/CD delivery, using modern DevOps and platform engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate cloud platforms and solutions using AWS.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including reusable modules.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitLab CI/CD.
• Work with Docker and containerised workloads.
• Develop and support serverless solutions using AWS Lambda and other managed services.
• Implement automation and scripting using Python or Bash.
• Produce high-quality technical designs and documentation.
• Collaborate within Agile teams, mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support continuous improvement, secure development and modern platform engineering.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on AWS cloud engineering and architecture experience.
• Proven Terraform experience, implementing Infrastructure as Code at scale.
• Experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Docker and containerisation skills.
• Experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architectures.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting.
• Excellent technical documentation, communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.