DevOps Engineer

unior–Mid DevOps Engineer (AWS / Terraform / Python) Location: London — 4 days per week onsite (1 day remote) Contract Type: Contract — Inside IR35 Day Rate: £500–£600 (depending on experience) Industry: Financial Services (FS) — Technology Integration / Migration of Two Companies About the Role We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer with a software development background to join our Technology Integration Programme, supporting the merger of two large financial services organisations. The successful candidate will play a key role in building and automating cloud infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, and standardising engineering practices across both entities. This role suits someone early-to-mid in their DevOps career who can roll up their sleeves, work closely with teams on the ground, and contribute to scalable infrastructure automation. Key Responsibilities • Support the design and build of AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC-first environment). • Maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins / GitLab or similar). • Write Python tooling and automation scripts to assist with deployments and cloud operations. • Collaborate with development and platform teams to standardise environments post-merger. • Assist with migrating legacy services to AWS, ensuring security and compliance with FS regulations. • Participate in platform monitoring, incident resolution, and performance optimisation. • Document infrastructure, tooling, and operational procedures. Required Skills & Experience Must Have: • 2–5 years' experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Software Development transitioning into DevOps. • Strong AWS knowledge (EC2, IAM, VPC, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc.). • Proven Terraform experience in production environments. • Solid Python development skills, particularly for scripting and tooling. • Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI). • Understanding of networking, security groups, IAM, containerisation (Docker/ECS/Kubernetes is a bonus). Nice to Have: • Prior experience in Financial Services / Regulated environments. • Exposure to platform migration / M&A / cloud consolidation projects. • Knowledge of Secrets Management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault). • Familiarity with Monitoring / Observability stacks (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana). Working Model • 4 days onsite in London (mandatory for collaboration with engineering & security teams). • 1 optional remote day per week. • Contract inside IR35 via umbrella company. • Initial 6–12 month contract, likely to extend due to multi-phase integration programme. Ideal Candidate Profile • A developer turned DevOps engineer, who enjoys automation, solving infrastructure challenges, and working within fast-paced delivery environments. • Comfortable working across multiple teams and codebases during a large-scale post-acquisition integration. • Proactive, collaborative, and eager to grow within a high-performing engineering culture.