DevOps Engineer - London

Square One Resources; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong experience in AWS and Python to join a client in the Insurance industry. This hybrid position focuses on AWS environment operations, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-code practices. Ideal candidates should have expertise in AWS Services, including AWS CodeBuild and Python, with a proactive approach to managing issues.

Qualifications

• Expertise in AWS based DevOps.
• Strong experience with AWSCodeBuild, AWSCodePipeline, Bitbucket, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
• Working knowledge of Python (specifically with Boto3).

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and operate AWS environments including CI/CD.
• Ensure builds' consistency using Infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
• Resolve issues in pipelines, supporting functional teams.
• Maintain operational runbooks and automate routine tasks.
• Design monitoring solutions with tools such as OpsGenie and AWS CloudWatch.
• Work with teams to design and operate secure solutions.
• Ensure builds align with DLG standards and AWS best practice.

Skills

AWS expertise

Independent work capability

AWS CodeBuild experience

AWS CodePipeline experience

Experience with Bitbucket

CloudFormation knowledge

AWS CloudWatch knowledge

Microservices with Lambda (Python)

Experience with ECS

Experience with DynamoDB

Working knowledge of S3

Knowledge of Boto3

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary/Rate: £410 Per Day (Inside IR35)
Start Date: Dec 2025
Job Type: 6-month contract

Company Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong experience in AWS & Python to join our client in the Insurance industry.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Responsible for the build, configuration and smooth operation of environments and their associated AWS services, including CI/CD
• Ensuring the consistency of builds, for both environments and application code deployments, using Infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
• Actively seeking out and resolving issues in the pipelines, and providing support and guidance to functional teams
• Building and maintaining operational runbooks, streamlining procedures, and automating routine tasks
• Designing, building, and running monitoring and alerting solutions using tools such as OpsGenie and AWS CloudWatch, ensuring a proactive approach to managing issues
• Working closely with other subject matter areas including, functional and non-functional testing, security, and operations, to design, build and operate highly resilient and secure solutions
• Ensuring all builds align with DLG standards and AWS best practice
• Contributing to the outcome of the AWS Well Architected Review and helping to ensure all findings are remediated

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Expertise in AWS based DevOps.
• Ability to work diligently and independently on tasks.
• Strong experience with AWSCodeBuild, AWSCodePipeline, Bitbucket, CloudFormation, Cloudwatch.
• Experience working with microservices based on Lambda (Python), ECS, DynamoDB and S3.
• Working Knowledge of Python (specifically with Boto3).

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• Preferably with the following certifications "AWS Certified SysOp Administrator - Associate" and/or "AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional"

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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