Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Leeds (one day per month on site)
Rate: £500 per day Inside IR35
Contract Length: Until March 2026
*** Central Government OR NHS Experience Is ESSENTIAL ***
Overview
An NHS digital programme is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong serverless experience to join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment.
Responsibilities
* Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions
* Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK
* Maintain and improve CI and CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or CodePipeline
* Support cloud automation, deployment processes and environment management
* Contribute to Python based tooling and automation tasks
* Ensure cloud security and compliance in line with NHS standards
* Work alongside architects, developers and delivery teams across the NHS programme
* Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability
Essential Skills
* Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies
* Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering
* Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK
* Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices
* Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads
* NHS or wider public sector experience
* Understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice
Nice to Have
* Exposure to ECS, EKS or container workloads
* Experience working with event driven or data pipeline architectures
* Knowledge of CloudWatch, Grafana or other observability tools
Apply now or email dom@briodigital.io for more information.