AWS DevOps Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by itecopeople
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The AWS DevOps Engineer role is a contract position requiring immediate availability for a duration of 3 months. The engineer will support and enhance cloud infrastructure, deploy scalable services, and improve CI/CD pipelines within an AWS environment. The position is hybrid, with 3 days per week in Sheffield and the remainder remote. The role is classified as inside IR35 with a day rate of approximately £500.00.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure
- Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and deploy containerised applications
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows
- Monitor systems, troubleshoot issues, and optimise performance
- Implement and maintain security and compliance controls across AWS environments
- Collaborate with software developers and architects to support continuous delivery and operational excellence
Key Skills:
- Proven background as an AWS DevOps Engineer in commercial environments
- Strong expertise in AWS core services including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, Route 53, and VPCs
- Solid experience with Kubernetes and containerisation using Docker and Amazon EKS
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
- CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CodePipeline
- Monitoring and logging with tools like CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar
- Scripting in Python, Bash, or similar
- Good understanding of networking, security groups, load balancers, and general cloud security best practices
Salary (Rate): £500.00 per day
City: Sheffield
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
AWS DevOps Engineer - Contract
Start: ASAP
Duration: 3 months
Day Rate: c. £500 per day in scope of IR35
Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week in Sheffield, remainder remote
We're looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a dynamic team on a short-term contract, starting as soon as possible. You'll be instrumental in supporting and enhancing cloud infrastructure, deploying scalable services, and improving CI/CD pipelines within an AWS environment.
Key Skills & Experience Required:Proven background as an AWS DevOps Engineer in commercial environments
Strong expertise in AWS core services including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, Route 53, and VPCs
Solid experience with Kubernetes and containerisation using Docker and Amazon EKS
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CodePipeline
Monitoring and logging with tools like CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar
Scripting in Python, Bash, or similar
Good understanding of networking, security groups, load balancers, and general cloud security best practices
Typical Tasks:
As a key member of the team, you will:
Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure
Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation
Manage Kubernetes clusters and deploy containerised applications
Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows
Monitor systems, troubleshoot issues, and optimise performance
Implement and maintain security and compliance controls across AWS environments
Collaborate with software developers and architects to support continuous delivery and operational excellence
If you're an AWS DevOps Engineer ready to hit the ground running, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.
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