DevOps Engineer- Leeds or London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Platform Engineer to work for our consultancy partner. This is initially a 6-month contract with good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Leeds or London.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain AWS environments, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure using Terraform.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling in Python to streamline deployments and operations.
• Support deployment life cycles and ensure smooth delivery of releases.
• Participate in a rota system for live service support (08:00–18:00, Monday–Friday).
• Collaborate with development teams and stakeholders to resolve platform-related issues quickly.
• Contribute to planning and execution for major releases and infrastructure improvements.

About You:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, and Python.
• Proven ability to manage cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Solid understanding of platform engineering principles and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement and team collaboration.
• SC clearance (or SC-clearable) is required.
• Experience working within NHS or similar regulated environments. (Desirable)
• Familiarity with release planning and supporting critical project milestones. (Desirable)

London based candidates will be required to attend the Leeds office twice a month.

About FDM:

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension