Devops Engineer (aws) - Contract
Posted 3 days ago by 1775208833
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Edinburgh
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer (AWS) is a contract position within a Financial Services/FinTech organization in Edinburgh, focusing on managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure in AWS. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps practices and tools, particularly in AWS, and will be expected to work collaboratively with various stakeholders. The position requires immediate availability and is classified as inside IR35, working via an umbrella company. The salary ranges from £450 to £500 per day.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure in AWS.
- Support a large/complex programme of work.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders across the business.
Key Skills:
- DevOps Engineer (AWS DevOps Engineer Certified).
- Deep expertise with Cloud Platforms, particularly AWS.
- Containerisation and Orchestration with K8s, EKS, and Docker.
- Kubernetes package management with Helm Charts.
- Service Mesh with Linkerd.
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
- CI/CD with Azure DevOps.
- Scripting & Automation with Bash, Python, Go, and PowerShell.
- Configuration Management with Ansible.
- Version Control & Collaboration with Azure DevOps.
- Monitoring & Logging with Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace.
- Networking & Security with VPC, Nginx, HAProxy, AWS CloudFront, AWS ALB/NLB, AWS WAF & Shield, and SIEM tools.
- Databases with DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, SQL.
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
DevOps Engineer (AWS)
Contract to the End of August 2026
Financial Services / FinTech
Edinburgh
Inside IR35 working via an Umbrella Company
Circa £450-£500 per day
An Edinburgh Financial Services/FinTech organisation is currently looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer (AWS) to join their team on a Contract basis. Supporting a large/complex programme of work, the primary focus of the roles will involve managing & optimising their cloud infrastructure in AWS and to be successful, previous technical knowledge & experience should include:
- Previous & proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer (AWS DevOps Engineer Certified)
- Deep expertise with Cloud Platforms, particularly AWS.
- Containerisation and Orchestration with K8s, EKS and Docker
- Kubernetes package management with Helm Charts
- Service Mesh with Linkerd
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Ansible and CloudFormation
- CI/CD with Azure DevOps
- Scripting & Automation with Bash, Python, Go and PowerShell
- Configuration Management with Ansible
- Version Control & Collaboration with Azure DevOps
- Monitoring & Logging with Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace
- Networking & Security with VPC, Nginx, HAProxy, AWS CloudFront, AWS ALB/NLB, AWS WAF & Shield and SIEM tools
- Databases with DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, SQL
As always, we'll be looking for communicative and engaging candidates with the ability to work as part of a team and with various Stakeholders from across the business.
If the above details appeal to you, PLEASE APPLY NOW to be considered.
Our client works a hybrid-model with increasing days being spent in their Edinburgh Office so the ideal candidate will be available immediately/at short notice & locally based.
*** PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT using AI in the screening/matching/selection of candidates.
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