AWS DevOps Engineer

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with a strong background in AWS and API management. The role focuses on optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating workflows, and ensuring reliable software deployment. Key skills include hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, Python, Docker, and strong collaboration abilities. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment with an emphasis on cloud technologies and scalability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Experience with AWS cloud tools and deploying microservices.
• Proficiency in Python and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and monitor solutions using AWS services.
• Integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
• Drive API strategy execution and provide technical support.

Skills

Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)

AWS cloud tools and architecture

Python

Docker

Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Node.js-based web applications

API security and access control

Job description

Overview

DevOps Engineer with Apigee knowledge to bridge the gap between development and operations, focusing on automating workflows, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring reliable software deployment. Manage infrastructure, monitor performance, and collaborate across teams to maintain scalable, secure, and resilient systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and monitor solutions using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, ECS, ECR, Dynamo, S3 etc.).
• Integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Github workflows.
• Design, deploy, and manage applications tailored to business needs, while customizing platforms and overseeing the full API lifecycle using Apigee Edge and X.
• Drive API strategy execution, provide technical support, and generate insights through analytics to enhance integrations and documentation.

Key skills

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) is a must.
• Proficiency with AWS cloud tools and architecture, including deploying microservices using ECS, ECR and Fargate.
• Hands-on experience with Python.
• Hands-on experience with Docker.
• Experience in setting up and managing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of build and deployment methodologies for distributed systems.
• Solid experience with enterprise-grade applications and systems.
• Proficiency in Node.js-based web applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of the Apigee platform or any APIM platform and its components.
• Ability to generate custom analytics reports for API consumption and errors.
• Implementation of API security and access control (OAuth, API keys, JWT, etc.).
• Familiarity with API design patterns, best practices, and performance optimization.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business