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
Salary description
£500.00 - £550.00 per day