DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Stott and May

£500 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend REST API services and frontend clients using various programming languages and cloud-native tools. The position requires collaboration across multiple teams to ensure compliance and governance while managing cloud infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency. The engineer will also support live systems and troubleshoot incidents to maintain high availability. This contract position is for a duration of 6 months and is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend REST API services and frontend clients using Python, GoLang, Docker, and cloud-native tools.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines with a strong focus on traceability and security.
  • Manage and optimise AWS and GCP infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Collaborate across architecture, infrastructure, and security teams to meet compliance and governance standards.
  • Support live systems, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure high availability.

Key Skills:

  • Expertise in Public Cloud (AWS/GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, serverless) and microservices.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or GoLang.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation (Terraform/Ansible), and Agile environments.
  • Skilled in databases (Relational and NoSQL) and RESTful API services.
  • Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring (e.g., ELK, Prometheus), and non-functional testing.

Salary (Rate): £500 daily

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

DevOps Engineer- Contract- 6 Months- £500 P/D Inside IR35- Edinburgh or Sheffield

Are you a passionate Senior DevOps Engineer looking to deliver meaningful impact through cutting-edge cloud-native solutions? Join us and shape the future for one of the world’s leading financial institutions, working on complex, high-impact systems that demand resilience, innovation, and scalability.

The Role

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend REST API services and frontend clients using Python, GoLang, Docker, and cloud-native tools.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines with a strong focus on traceability and security.
  • Manage and optimise AWS and GCP infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Collaborate across architecture, infrastructure, and security teams to meet compliance and governance standards.
  • Support live systems, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure high availability.

Your Profile

  • Expertise in Public Cloud (AWS/GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, serverless) and microservices.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or GoLang.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation (Terraform/Ansible), and Agile environments.
  • Skilled in databases (Relational and NoSQL) and RESTful API services.
  • Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring (e.g., ELK, Prometheus), and non-functional testing.

It Means More: Delivering innovation that impacts millions of end users. Working on challenging projects with industry-leading cloud and DevOps technologies. Building a career where your expertise creates measurable value for clients and communities.