DevOps Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35
Job Description
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Contract DevOps Engineer (Terraform / AWS / Kinesis)
Location: London (2 days per week onsite)Rate: £350/day (Inside IR35)Contract: Part-time (2 days per week)Start: ASAP
Overview
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong experience in Terraform and Amazon Web Services to support the build, deployment, and ongoing operation of a cloud-based platform.
This role is primarily focused on infrastructure, environment support, and CI/CD reliability, with exposure to event streaming technologies such as Amazon Kinesis.
Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure & Environment
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform
- Support environment setup, configuration, and readiness
- Manage IAM roles, networking, and secure access controls
- Handle secrets, certificates, and platform configuration
AWS & Event Streaming
- Support provisioning and maintenance of AWS services
- Work with event streaming solutions (Kinesis or similar)
- Assist with architectural decisions where required
CI/CD & Deployment
- Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues (build failures, vulnerabilities, artefact issues)
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for feature-level deployments
- Ensure reliable and repeatable deployment processes
Support & Incident Management
- Investigate and triage platform issues and failures
- Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with relevant teams
- Unblock infrastructure-related issues impacting delivery
Monitoring & Reliability
- Support monitoring and alerting for platform services
- Work with Ops teams to ensure high availability and reliability
- Contribute to ongoing platform stability improvements
Additional Responsibilities
- Support integration with upstream/downstream systems
- Assist with performance testing (including latency improvements where required)
- Contribute reusable components, utilities, and best practices
- Provide documentation and handover to operations teams
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (modular infrastructure preferred)
- Solid experience with AWS (IAM, networking, core services)
- Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines
- Background xehkeey in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles
- Strong problem-solving and incident triage skills
Desirable Skills
- Experience with Amazon Kinesis or other streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka)
- Exposure to monitoring and alerting tools
- Experience working in complex, integrated environments
- Awareness of performance optimisation (e.g. latency improvements)
Working Pattern
- 2 days per week onsite in London
- Flexible engagement with potential to scale depending on project needs
Ideal Candidate
- Hands-on and proactive DevOps engineer
- Comfortable working across build, deployment, and support
- Able to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset