AWS DevOps Engineer

The Barbican; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic global business is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves designing and optimising cloud applications in an AWS environment, with a focus on scalability and security. Candidates should have over 5 years of AWS experience and strong knowledge of CI/CD tools. This position offers fully remote work from anywhere in the UK, a competitive salary, and great benefits.

Benefits

Fully remote working

Competitive salary

Dynamic organisational culture

Qualifications

• Strong expertise across AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB).
• Knowledge of design patterns, coding standards, and best practices.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks and TDD methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance solutions on AWS.
• Continuously monitor and optimise AWS resources.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams.

Skills

AWS services expertise

CI/CD and development tools

Advanced scripting skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication and collaboration

Education

5+ years of experience in AWS development

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Git

Docker

Job description

Bristow Holland is working with an exciting global business that is looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join their growing team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to work fully remotely while designing, developing, and optimising cloud-based applications within a cutting-edge AWS environment. In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of complex systems while collaborating with talented teams across development, QA, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance solutions on AWS with a focus on robust architecture and efficient code.
• Continuously monitor and optimise AWS resources for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications.
• Implement and maintain security best practices and compliance standards across all AWS environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues as part of incident response efforts.
• Maintain detailed documentation of architectures, configurations, and processes.
• Apply design patterns to ensure code reusability and maintainability.
• Develop and execute unit tests, following test-driven development (TDD) principles.
• Translate business requirements into technical deliverables to meet project goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in AWS development or a related field.
• Strong expertise across AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficient with CI/CD and development tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Docker.
• Advanced scripting skills in TypeScript or JavaScript (TypeScript preferred). Experience with other languages such as Go is also welcome.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, working effectively in Agile teams.
• Knowledge of design patterns, coding standards, and best practices.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks and TDD methodologies.
• AWS Certification (or equivalent) is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Fully remote working from anywhere in the UK.
• Opportunity to join a dynamic global organisation working on exciting, large-scale cloud projects.
• Competitive salary and great benefits.
• A collaborative and innovative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement.