Principal DevOps Engineer

LA International; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT Consultancy is looking for a Principle DevOps Engineer for a remote 6-month contract. The role involves managing AWS infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring cloud security. Ideal candidates should have AWS expertise and be familiar with Terraform. Successful applicants may need security clearance, with a competitive daily rate of £650 to £710.

Qualifications

• AWS infrastructure expertise in EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, and Lambda.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Experience in managing AWS Workspaces for remote solutions.

Responsibilities

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions.
• Apply AWS security best practices and implement IAM roles.
• Monitor system performance using AWS CloudWatch.

Skills

AWS Infrastructure Expertise (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Lambda)

Terraform & IaC

AWS Workspaces Management

CI/CD Pipeline Implementation

Cloud Security & IAM

Monitoring & Logging

Networking

Team Collaboration & Documentation

Job description

Overview

Principle DevOps Engineer – 6 Month contract initially — Based: Remote — Rate: £650 - £710 p/d (via Umbrella company)

Key Skills & Experience

• AWS Infrastructure Expertise - (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Lambda)
• Terraform & IaC (Infrastructure as Code) - (Terraform scripts for AWS infrastructure automation)
• AWS Workspaces Management - deploying, configuring, and optimizing AWS Workspaces for remote desktop solutions
• CI/CD Pipeline Implementation - CI/CD tools - AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions
• Cloud Security & IAM - AWS security best practices, IAM roles, access control policies, and compliance frameworks
• Monitoring & Logging - AWS CloudWatch for system performance monitoring and alerting
• Networking - cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, load balancing, VPNs)
• Team Collaboration & Documentation - Ability to work in an agile DevOps environment, communicate effectively with development and operations teams, and document infrastructure solutions clearly

Additional Information

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work. If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly; we will respond as soon as possible.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade; for the second consecutive period.