AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer (python experience)

Location: Leeds (one day per month on site)

Rate: £500 per day Inside IR35

Contract Length: Until March 2026

*** Central Government OR NHS Experience Is ESSENTIAL ***

Overview

An NHS digital programme is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong serverless experience to join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK
• Maintain and improve CI and CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or CodePipeline
• Support cloud automation, deployment processes and environment management
• Contribute to Python based tooling and automation tasks
• Ensure cloud security and compliance in line with NHS standards
• Work alongside architects, developers and delivery teams across the NHS programme
• Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability

Essential Skills

• Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies
• Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering
• Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK
• Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices
• Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads
• NHS or wider public sector experience
• Understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice

Nice to Have

• Exposure to ECS, EKS or container workloads
• Experience working with event driven or data pipeline architectures
• Knowledge of CloudWatch, Grafana or other observability tools

Apply now or email for more information.