Platform Engineer (AWS)

Platform / DevOps Engineer

Contract: 6-Month Contract (Remote)

Industry: Financial Services Technology

About the Role

We're seeking a skilled Platform/DevOps Engineer to help manage and evolve the infrastructure that powers a broad suite of proprietary and third-party applications-including internal operations tools, client platforms, and online learning systems.

This role focuses on AWS cloud infrastructure, delivering high availability, security, and cost efficiency while enabling a seamless development experience for our in-house engineering team. You'll shape infrastructure strategy, drive automation, and strengthen CI/CD practices to keep our technology reliable and scalable.

Required Technical Skills

• 5+ years AWS experience (VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, EFS, S3, Workspaces, Security Groups, CloudWatch/CloudTrail, IAM).
• Strong containerization expertise (Docker or similar).
• Scripting and automation with Python or Bash.
• Modern CI/CD practices and pipeline creation (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform), configuration management (Ansible preferred).
• Aurora/RDS MySQL (including replication).
• Monitoring/logging tools (Datadog, Sumo Logic, etc.).
• Security best practices (server hardening, 2FA, secure data storage).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts: routing, gateways, DNS.

Desired Skills

• Experience with CouchDB, Redis, Memcached.
• Knowledge of DR and BCP processes.
• Familiarity with PHP applications.
• Previous use of Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence).

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and strong architectural/design thinking.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to justify technology choices and drive continuous improvement.

Performance Metrics

• Infrastructure performance & uptime and developer satisfaction.
• Backup coverage and disaster-recovery test outcomes.
• Cost efficiency and timely project delivery.

Why Join Us?

• Influence a cloud-first strategy in a dynamic financial technology environment.
• Work remotely with a collaborative, forward-thinking team.
• Opportunity to shape infrastructure for mission-critical systems serving global users.

How to Apply

Send your CV and a short cover letter to (url removed) with the subject line "Platform/DevOps Engineer - Contract".

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.