AWS Platform DevOps Engineer

AWS Platform DevOps Engineer

Posted 4 days ago by TieTalent

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£500 Per day
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Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: The AWS Platform DevOps Engineer role is a 6-month contract position based in Birmingham, requiring a candidate with AWS experience and active SC and NPPV3 clearance. The position involves working with a leading digital transformation business on large-scale IT projects for the public sector, with a hybrid working arrangement. The ideal candidate will have strong DevOps skills, particularly in AWS technologies and automation. Immediate availability is preferred, with travel to Birmingham required 2-3 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions with a focus on security best practices.
  • Provision infrastructure using Terraform and manage VMs with tools like Vagrant.
  • Automate processes in a 24x7 AWS environment using configuration management tools.
  • Utilize strong scripting skills for automation tasks.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy scripts.
  • Work with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
  • Monitor systems using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and Alert Manager.
  • Manage incidents and changes using Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.

Key Skills:

  • Experience with AWS technologies (EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS).
  • Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA).
  • Experience with Jenkins and Groovy for CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of Docker and system monitoring tools.
  • Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
  • Linux system administration experience.
  • Understanding of network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP).

Salary (Rate): £500 daily

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

About AWS Platform DevOps Engineer (SC & NPPV3) 6-month Contract Birmingham (Hybrid) £450-£500/day Outside IR35 We are seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer with AWS experience for a contract position based in Birmingham.The role requires travel to Birmingham 2-3 days a week and an immediate start, ideally in July/ August 2025. Active SC clearance (that has been used within the last 12 months) and NPPV3 (that's been used within the last 6 months) are required for this role. A Chance to Work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.

Key skills & experience: Good experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security. Provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant. Experience with DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools. Strong scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA) and automation skills. Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy script. Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI. Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, Node exporter). Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.

Desired Skills and Experience: Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on Digital or Technology projects at a government organisations. Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication. Linux system administration experience: building, hardening, and managing Linux operating systems. MS Active Directory configuration and management. Firewall and switch configuration and patch management. Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP). Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO.

Nice-to-have skills AWS Amazon RDS Amazon S3 DNS Docker FTP GPO Git Groovy HTTP HTTPS JIRA Java Jenkins Linux System Administration Perl Powershell Python SMTP SSH Shell Vagrant Terraform Grafana Prometheus ServiceNow Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Work experience DevOps Languages English

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