AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer 9-Month Contract Location: Hybrid London

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
Duration: 9 Months (initial)
Start Date: ASAP
The Opportunity Were supporting a leading global payments organisation on a high-profile initiative, and theyre building out a brand-new DevOps team . As the first hire into this team, youll play a key role in shaping the cloud infrastructure and automation strategy from the ground up.

This is an exciting chance to work within a highly regulated, enterprise-scale environment where security, scalability, and reliability are critical.
Industry Experience A Must Have Due to the nature of the end customer, it is essential that you have experience within one of the following sectors:
Payments / Banking / Financial Services
FinTech
Gambling / Gaming
Or a similar mission-critical, large-scale infrastructure environment
This background is non-negotiable, as the environment requires engineers who understand the demands of secure, always-on platforms .
Key Responsibilities Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation.
CI/CD: Design, build, and maintain pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
Containers & Orchestration: Deploy and manage workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
Automation & Scripting: Develop automation solutions with Python, Bash, or Go.
Security & Compliance: Implement IAM policies, manage secrets (Secrets Manager, Vault), and ensure best practice.
Monitoring & Logging: Configure and maintain monitoring/observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and AWS CloudTrail.
Cost Optimisation: Monitor and optimise AWS resource usage to drive efficiency.
Core Skills & Tools Strong AWS experience (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Route53, IAM, CloudWatch)
Proficiency in Terraform and/or CloudFormation
CI/CD with Git-based tools
Containerisation with Docker & Kubernetes
Scripting with Python / Bash
Security-first mindset in regulated environments
Whats on Offer 9-month initial contract with potential extensions
Opportunity to be the first hire in a new DevOps team for a global enterprise programme
Exposure to cutting-edge AWS cloud projects in a highly regulated industry
Competitive day rates, with two seniority levels under consideration (mid-level and senior)
If youre an AWS DevOps Engineer with a background in payments, financial services, fintech, or similarly regulated environments, wed love to hear from you.
Apply now to discuss further.
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