Freelance Senior DevOps Engineer

About WPP Production

We are WPP Production – the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP’s content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world‑class human craft with next‑generation technology to originate, design and deliver multi‑channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today’s always‑on, AI‑driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, world‑class creativity, next‑generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team on a contract basis for an upcoming project with a high‑profile client. The successful candidate will build out the cloud infrastructure within a private AWS environment and create robust CI/CD pipelines for our development teams. This hands‑on role is ideal for a seasoned engineer experienced in delivering production‑grade infrastructure that is reliable, efficient and observable.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Design, implement and maintain end‑to‑end continuous integration and continuous deployment workflows to support rapid, reliable releases.
• Application Deployment: Deploy, optimise and provide technical support for serverless containerised applications.
• Database Management: Provision, configure and tune relational databases, ensuring high availability, performance, security and backup/recovery strategies.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build and manage all infrastructure declaratively using IaC frameworks.
• Monitoring & Observability: Implement logging, monitoring and alerting solutions for all services to ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Apply best practices for IAM, secrets management, network security and compliance within the AWS ecosystem.
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal development teams to streamline deployment processes and foster a strong DevOps culture.
• Documentation: Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, pipelines and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a senior capacity.
• Extensive, demonstrable experience with AWS as the primary cloud platform, including deep experience building and deploying serverless and event‑driven cloud applications on AWS.
• Proven track record designing and operating CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS).
• Hands‑on experience with relational databases, including Amazon RDS and/or Aurora – covering setup, scaling, optimisation and maintenance.
• Proficiency with at least one Infrastructure as Code framework (Terraform, Pulumi or CDK).
• Strong understanding of networking, security and AWS Well‑Architected Framework principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certifications (e.g. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer)
• Experience building, running and optimising Docker container images.
• Solid scripting/programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash or Node.js).
• Familiarity with cost optimisation strategies within AWS.
• Experience with database migration and schema management tools.

Why work here

At WPP Production you’ll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. You’ll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged and AI and next‑generation tools are used to amplify, not replace, human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities and the backing of WPP’s unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact and create work that performs for every audience across every channel at every moment.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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