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 Responsibilities
Infrastructure & Environment
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Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform
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Support environment setup, configuration, and readiness
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Manage IAM roles, networking, and secure access controls
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Handle secrets, certificates, and platform configuration
AWS & Event Streaming
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Support provisioning and maintenance of AWS services
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Work with event streaming solutions (Kinesis or similar)
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Assist with architectural decisions where required
CI/CD & Deployment
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Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues (build failures, vulnerabilities, artefact issues)
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Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for feature-level deployments
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Ensure reliable and repeatable deployment processes
Support & Incident Management
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Investigate and triage platform issues and failures
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Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with relevant teams
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Unblock infrastructure-related issues impacting delivery
Monitoring & Reliability
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Support monitoring and alerting for platform services
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Work with Ops teams to ensure high availability and reliability
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Contribute to ongoing platform stability improvements
Additional Responsibilities
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Support integration with upstream/downstream systems
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Assist with performance testing (including latency improvements where required)
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Contribute reusable components, utilities, and best practices
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Provide documentation and handover to operations teams
Required Skills & Experience
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Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (modular infrastructure preferred)
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Solid experience with AWS (IAM, networking, core services)
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Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines
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Background in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles
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Strong problem-solving and incident triage skills
Desirable Skills
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Experience with Amazon Kinesis or other streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka)
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Exposure to monitoring and alerting tools
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Experience working in complex, integrated environments
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Awareness of performance optimisation (e.g. latency improvements)
Working Pattern
Ideal Candidate
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Hands-on and proactive DevOps engineer
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Comfortable working across build, deployment, and support
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Able to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment
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Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset
