DevOps Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by Syntax Consultancy Ltd
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Birmingham
Summary: The role of AWS Platform DevOps Engineer involves working on a contract basis in Birmingham, focusing on developing and maintaining AWS-based cloud solutions with an emphasis on security. The position requires active SC and NPPV3 clearance, along with strong experience in DevOps practices and AWS technologies. The engineer will work in a hybrid model, requiring travel to the office 2-3 days a week. An immediate start is preferred, ideally in June/July 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions with a focus on security best practices.
- Provision infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools like Vagrant.
- Work in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, automating processes with configuration management tools.
- Utilize strong scripting skills for automation tasks.
- Manage Jenkins and pipeline processes using Groovy script.
- Work with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
- Implement system monitoring using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
- Utilize Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management.
Key Skills:
- Experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS).
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA).
- Experience with Docker and system monitoring tools.
- Knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline management.
- Hands-on DevOps delivery experience in government organizations.
- Linux system administration experience.
- Understanding of network protocols and services.
- Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects.
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
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 June/July 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.