AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer

Posted 7 days ago by Damco Solutions

Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester/NewCastle/London, UK

Summary: The AWS DevOps Engineer role involves supporting the high-level design and prototyping phase of a cloud migration program for a major government department's database platform. The position requires expertise in CI/CD pipeline development, infrastructure-as-code, and containerization within a hybrid working environment. The role is contract-based and requires collaboration with various teams to enhance operational processes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm.
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of Legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery.
  • Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

AWS DevOps Engineer

Location: Manchester/NewCastle/London

Job Type: Contract (Hybrid - 2/3 Days WFO)

Job Description:

DevOps required to support HLD + prototyping phase on Move to Cloud program of major Government department Database platform.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm.
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of Legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Core Skills & Experience:

  • Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery.
  • Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.