DevOps Engineer

6 Month Contract - Fully Remote - Inside IR35

Must be eligible for BPSS Clearance

We are seeking a AWS Cloud Dev Ops Engineer to lead the modernisation of legacy systems and drive the adoption of scalable, secure, cloud native solutions. This role will play a key part in re-platforming applications to AWS, implementing serverless architectures, and embedding Dev Ops best practices across the engineering function.

You will work closely with engineering, product, security and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, automated and cost effective cloud solutions within an Agile environment.

• Lead the re-platforming of legacy PHP applications to a fully serverless architecture on AWS
• Design and implement scalable solutions leveraging AWS services including EKS, Lambda, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, EC2, S3 and API Gateway
• Ensure seamless migration, integration and optimisation of cloud infrastructure
• Drive cost optimisation and performance improvements across cloud environments

• Design, build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions
• Optimise deployment processes to improve reliability, performance and reduce operational toil
• Embed Dev Ops best practices to enable frequent, high quality releases

• Deliver Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Enable rapid provisioning, consistent configuration and scalable infrastructure management
• Continuously review and improve infrastructure design for efficiency and security

• Conduct security assessments using SAST tools such as Sonar Cloud and Gitleaks
• Integrate security and code quality checks into CI/CD pipelines to identify and resolve issues early
• Improve system stability and reduce error rates through proactive monitoring and automated validation
• Carry out comprehensive testing across development and test environments, including automated testing strategies

• Operate effectively within Agile and Scrum teams, actively contributing to stand ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews and playbacks
• Work closely with cross functional stakeholders both inside and outside the engineering team
• Handle ambiguity and evolving requirements with confidence and adaptability

• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the team
• Foster a collaborative, positive and high performing engineering culture

• Strong experience designing and operating AWS cloud environments
• Proven expertise with serverless architectures and container orchestration
• Hands on experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions
• Strong understanding of security best practices and SAST tooling
• Experience with automated testing and modern software delivery practices

• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Strong communicator, able to engage technical and non technical audiences
• Proactive, self starting and solutions focused
• Comfortable working in fast paced, changing environments
• Enthusiastic, engaged and committed to team success
• Passionate about continuous learning and coaching others

This is an opportunity to shape cloud strategy, modernise critical systems and make a lasting impact within a forward thinking engineering organisation.