Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Posted 5 days ago by La Fosse

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£700 Per day
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Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Agile Methodology Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) API Gateway API Management Application Programming Interface (API) Atlassian Confluence Automation Cloud Computing Cloud Technology Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Datadog DevOps Gitlab Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Infrastructure Automation JIRA Management Terraform

Summary: The Senior Platform Engineer (AWS) role involves leading a major API infrastructure transformation project in London, focusing on migrating services from a legacy EC2 setup to a modern API management platform. The position requires extensive AWS experience and a strong DevOps mindset, with a hands-on approach to delivery. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to ensure successful implementation and support of the new infrastructure. This is a 6-month contract with a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and deploy infrastructure for a new API management platform (supplier selection in progress).
  • Lead the migration of APIs from an existing EC2-based environment to a container-based architecture.
  • Deploy and support the ACS (API Control System) platform.
  • Write and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform.
  • Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
  • Support initial pilot migrations and help define repeatable deployment patterns.
  • Collaborate with SREs, platform engineers, and architects to ensure smooth delivery.
  • Provide hands-on expertise in Kong API Gateway migration.
  • Contribute to observability using Datadog.
  • Use Jira, Confluence, documentation, and quality control.

Key Skills:

  • 7+ years' experience as a DevOps or Platform Engineer, with deep knowledge of AWS.
  • Strong background in infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code – especially Terraform.
  • Proven ability to work with GitLab CI/CD for build and release pipelines.
  • Experience with containerised applications and modern cloud architectures.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kong API Gateway (essential).
  • Familiarity with deploying ACS platforms.
  • Understanding of observability tools – Datadog preferred.
  • Comfortable in collaborative, agile teams, with strong documentation and delivery discipline.

Salary (Rate): £700 daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer – AWS

Location: London (Hybrid – minimum 1 day/week)

Contract Length: 6 months

Day Rate: £600 - £700pd (Inside IR35)

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineer (AWS) to play a key role in the delivery of a major API infrastructure transformation project. You’ll work closely with platform architects, engineers, and SREs to design, build, and migrate key services to a modern API management platform – supporting both the pilot phase and full migration from a legacy EC2-based setup. This is a hands-on, project-focused role (circa 85% delivery), ideal for a senior engineer with deep AWS experience and a strong DevOps mindset.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and deploy infrastructure for a new API management platform (supplier selection in progress).
  • Lead the migration of APIs from an existing EC2-based environment to a container-based architecture.
  • Deploy and support the ACS (API Control System) platform.
  • Write and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform.
  • Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
  • Support initial pilot migrations and help define repeatable deployment patterns.
  • Collaborate with SREs, platform engineers, and architects to ensure smooth delivery.
  • Provide hands-on expertise in Kong API Gateway migration.
  • Contribute to observability using Datadog.
  • Use Jira, Confluence, documentation, and quality control.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years' experience as a DevOps or Platform Engineer, with deep knowledge of AWS.
  • Strong background in infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code – especially Terraform.
  • Proven ability to work with GitLab CI/CD for build and release pipelines.
  • Experience with containerised applications and modern cloud architectures.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kong API Gateway (essential).
  • Familiarity with deploying ACS platforms.
  • Understanding of observability tools – Datadog preferred.
  • Comfortable in collaborative, agile teams, with strong documentation and delivery discipline.

If you’re a highly skilled AWS engineer looking to lead on a cutting-edge API migration project, we’d love to hear from you.

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