Job Description

Hays are now looking for a DevOps Engineer (AWS) for one of our local clients:

£560 p/d Inside IR35

1-2 days p/w in the office, reducing over time

London, Leicester or Manchester

Active SC Clearance or eligibility to undergo clearance is highly desirable

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale cloud transformation programme. You will play a key role in the design, automation, and migration of critical database platform services into AWS, helping modernise legacy environments and deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and GitOps practices

Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

Support the containerisation and migration of legacy applications into Kubernetes environments

Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads using Helm and ArgoCD

Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment and operational processes

Enhance version control, artifact management and deployment automation

Ensure solutions follow AWS best practices for security, scalability and reliability

Contribute to High-Level Design (HLD) activities and technical prototyping

What We're Looking For

Strong background in DevOps engineering and automation-first delivery

Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD/GitOps and Helm

Proven expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Strong Kubernetes and containerisation experience

Experience designing and supporting solutions within AWS cloud environments

Ability to work effectively within large-scale transformation or cloud migration programmes

Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration skills

Understanding of secure delivery within regulated environments is desirable

Active SC Clearance or eligibility to undergo clearance is highly desirable

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