Senior DevOps Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by ARC IT Recruitment
£60 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: Senior DevOps Engineer needed for an eCommerce company to optimize, scale, and secure their platform. This role involves tackling complex challenges in a high-traffic environment, focusing on performance, resilience, and security. The position requires collaboration with engineers and advocating for efficient tools and methodologies. This is an initial 6-month contract with a strong emphasis on AWS and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimise and scale our global eCommerce platform to handle high-volume traffic.
- Proactively identify and resolve system bottlenecks, improving performance and efficiency.
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Enhance system resilience and prevent incidents before they occur.
- Work with AWS, focusing on Edge computing and CDN edge optimisation, particularly AWS CloudFront.
- Ensure security best practices in eCommerce applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural improvements and technical innovation.
- Promote automated deployments and continuous delivery practices.
Key Skills:
- A well-organised, self-motivated problem solver with a passion for technology.
- Experienced in working with AWS and cloud infrastructure.
- Knowledgeable in performance optimisation, with the ability to identify and resolve bottlenecks across the stack.
- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
- Familiar with security fundamentals in eCommerce applications.
- Skilled in communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Salary (Rate): £450.00 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior DevOps Engineer required by our client, an ecommerce company, to help them optimise, scale and secure their eCommerce platform. This is an initial 6 month contract. As Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be at the core of our technology team, tackling complex challenges in a high-traffic environment. Your focus will be on performance optimisation, system resilience, and security. You will collaborate with engineers, influence architecture decisions, and advocate for the best tools and methodologies to drive efficiency and reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimise and scale our global eCommerce platform to handle high-volume traffic.
- Proactively identify and resolve system bottlenecks, improving performance and efficiency.
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Enhance system resilience and prevent incidents before they occur.
- Work with AWS, focusing on Edge computing and CDN edge optimisation, particularly AWS CloudFront.
- Ensure security best practices in eCommerce applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural improvements and technical innovation.
- Promote automated deployments and continuous delivery practices.
We are looking for:
A well-organised, self-motivated problem solver with a passion for technology. Experienced in working with AWS and cloud infrastructure. Knowledgeable in performance optimisation, with the ability to identify and resolve bottlenecks across the stack. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform. Familiar with security fundamentals in eCommerce applications. Skilled in communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a very successful, ecommerce software company who are going through a high period of growth. Your efforts will directly affect a platform that is used by companies throughout the world.
6 Months Outside IR35 450 per day London (2 to 3 days a week in office)