DevOps Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35

DevOps Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Apache Kafka AWS Identity And Access Management (IAM) AWS Kinesis Cloud Computing Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Technology Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery DevOps Management Performance Testing Root Cause Analysis Terraform

Summary: The role of Contract DevOps Engineer focuses on leveraging Terraform and AWS to support the build, deployment, and operation of a cloud-based platform. The position requires strong infrastructure management, CI/CD pipeline reliability, and experience with event streaming technologies like Amazon Kinesis. The engineer will work part-time, primarily on-site in London, and will be responsible for troubleshooting, incident management, and ensuring platform stability. This role is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform
  • Support environment setup, configuration, and readiness
  • Manage IAM roles, networking, and secure access controls
  • Handle secrets, certificates, and platform configuration
  • Support provisioning and maintenance of AWS services
  • Work with event streaming solutions (Kinesis or similar)
  • Assist with architectural decisions where required
  • Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues (build failures, vulnerabilities, artefact issues)
  • Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for feature-level deployments
  • Ensure reliable and repeatable deployment processes
  • Investigate and triage platform issues and failures
  • Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with relevant teams
  • Unblock infrastructure-related issues impacting delivery
  • Support monitoring and alerting for platform services
  • Work with Ops teams to ensure high availability and reliability
  • Contribute to ongoing platform stability improvements
  • Support integration with upstream/downstream systems
  • Assist with performance testing (including latency improvements where required)
  • Contribute reusable components, utilities, and best practices
  • Provide documentation and handover to operations teams

Key Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (modular infrastructure preferred)
  • Solid experience with AWS (IAM, networking, core services)
  • Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines
  • Background in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles
  • Strong problem-solving and incident triage skills

Salary (Rate): £350/day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract DevOps Engineer (Terraform / AWS / Kinesis)

Location: London (2 days per week onsite)
Rate: £350/day (Inside IR35)
Contract: Part-time (2 days per week)
Start: ASAP

Overview

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong experience in Terraform and Amazon Web Services to support the build, deployment, and ongoing operation of a cloud-based platform.

This role is primarily focused on infrastructure, environment support, and CI/CD reliability, with exposure to event streaming technologies such as Amazon Kinesis.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Environment

  • Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform

  • Support environment setup, configuration, and readiness

  • Manage IAM roles, networking, and secure access controls

  • Handle secrets, certificates, and platform configuration

AWS & Event Streaming

  • Support provisioning and maintenance of AWS services

  • Work with event streaming solutions (Kinesis or similar)

  • Assist with architectural decisions where required

CI/CD & Deployment

  • Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues (build failures, vulnerabilities, artefact issues)

  • Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for feature-level deployments

  • Ensure reliable and repeatable deployment processes

Support & Incident Management

  • Investigate and triage platform issues and failures

  • Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with relevant teams

  • Unblock infrastructure-related issues impacting delivery

Monitoring & Reliability

  • Support monitoring and alerting for platform services

  • Work with Ops teams to ensure high availability and reliability

  • Contribute to ongoing platform stability improvements

Additional Responsibilities

  • Support integration with upstream/downstream systems

  • Assist with performance testing (including latency improvements where required)

  • Contribute reusable components, utilities, and best practices

  • Provide documentation and handover to operations teams

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (modular infrastructure preferred)

  • Solid experience with AWS (IAM, networking, core services)

  • Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines

  • Background in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles

  • Strong problem-solving and incident triage skills

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with Amazon Kinesis or other streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka)

  • Exposure to monitoring and alerting tools

  • Experience working in complex, integrated environments

  • Awareness of performance optimisation (e.g. latency improvements)

Working Pattern

  • 2 days per week onsite in London

  • Flexible engagement with potential to scale depending on project needs

Ideal Candidate

  • Hands-on and proactive DevOps engineer

  • Comfortable working across build, deployment, and support

  • Able to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment

  • Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset

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