AWS DevOps Engineer

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This role is for an AWS DevOps Engineer, 100% remote (UK-based), with an initial contract of 6 months at £375 to £400 per day, outside IR35. Key skills include AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, and automation. AWS certifications are a bonus.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
400
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🗓️ - Date discovered
August 30, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
Remote
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📄 - Contract type
Outside IR35
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🔒 - Security clearance
Yes
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📍 - Location detailed
United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Docker #Python #Migration #GIT #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #SonarQube #Artifactory #SNS (Simple Notification Service) #Version Control #Debugging #Cloud #API (Application Programming Interface) #Jenkins #Terraform #Vault #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Deployment #GitLab #Scala #Load Balancing #Bash #Automation #Security #GitHub #Monitoring #DevOps #Groovy #Maven #AWS DevOps
Role description
• AWS DevOps Engineer • 100% Remote-Working (UK-based) • 6 months (initially) • £375 to £400 per day • Outside IR35 The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale cloud transformation programme where you will play a key role in the planning, design, and implementation of cloud infrastructure, with a focus on AWS. Working closely with the architecture, service and delivery teams, you will drive the migration of on-premises services into AWS, implement automation, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure operational security and resilience. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation, contributing to the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and secure cloud services. Skills and Experience: • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong AWS experience with Terraform. • Hands-on with AWS services including RDS, ECS, API Gateway, SNS. • Proficient with DevOps tools: Vault, Artifactory, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, Maven and SonarQube. • Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (GitHub Actions and Jenkins). • Containerisation with Docker. • Monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch and SNS. • Solid AWS networking knowledge: VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancing and Route 53. • Automation skills with Python, Bash or PowerShell. • Git version control expertise (GitHub/GitLab). • Proven incident response, root cause analysis and debugging skills. • Strong communicator, able to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams. • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps) would be a bonus. • Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework would be beneficial. Key Responsibilities: • Plan and implement scalable AWS cloud infrastructure. • Build, release and manage configuration of production systems. • Lead continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins Groovy. • Migrate on-premises services into AWS, including infrastructure, networking and security set-up. • Troubleshoot across cloud-based applications (front-end, back-end, infrastructure). • Recommend improvements to processes, architecture and tooling. NB: Candidates must be eligible for BPSS security clearance which will processed following successful interviews (5-7 days). Please call Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 07436 071 872 to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next-generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology??