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AWS DevOps Engineer

Posted: 30/06/26
Recruiter:SoCode Limited
Reference:3130815990
Type:Contract
Disciplines: DevOps Engineer
Salary:£500 - £550 Daily
Location:London
Description: AWS DevOps Engineer
London - 4 days per week (non-negotiable)
12 months initial contract
Inside IR35 - 550
Asap Start

We are supporting a global financial services client (hedge fund) on the hire of a mid-level AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer to work within a high-performing technology environment.
This is a hands-on engineering role, focused on building and supporting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability.

Role Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar)
  • Support containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes / EKS)
  • Ensure platform stability, monitoring, and performance
  • Support deployments, release cycles, and environment setup
  • Work closely with engineering teams to enable delivery and best practice

Core Requirements
  • 4+ experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS
  • Experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Exposure to Kubernetes / container platforms
  • Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments preferred

Technical Environment
  • AWS (core infrastructure + networking fundamentals)
  • Terraform (IaC)
  • Kubernetes / EKS
  • Docker / containerisation
  • CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab or similar)

Profile
  • Strong hands-on engineer (not an architect / not purely strategic)
  • Comfortable working across infrastructure, pipelines, and environments
  • Able to operate with a degree of autonomy in delivery teams
  • Pragmatic, delivery-focused, and comfortable in fast-paced environments

Additional Notes
  • This is a high-ownership role with strong engineering expectations
  • Preference for candidates with exposure to:
    • Financial services or similar environments
    • High-availability / performance-driven platforms

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