Location London/Salford
Hybrid 1-2 days a week in the office
eligibility to work in the UK
Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer with strong infrastructure and DevOps expertise to help deliver and support a key transformation project moving the system from an on-premises environment into AWS. This role focuses on engineering robust, secure, and maintainable cloud infrastructure while ensuring resilience and reliability across all environments. Youll work closely with external suppliers and internal technology teams including InfoSec, Login, and Networks to ensure integrations, deployments, and configurations are implemented to the highest standard.
The successful candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS services such as CloudFormation, Lambda (Python), and Step Functions, alongside solid understanding of load balancing, monitoring, and alerting within a DevOps context. Strong scripting skills in PowerShell (or Linux with a willingness to learn PowerShell) are essential, as youll be developing and maintaining automation scripts that underpin the systems performance and reliability. Experience with GitHub and command-line tools is also required, as youll be managing version control, code reviews, and infrastructure updates in a highly collaborative environment.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the engineering standards of a high profile broadcast and newsroom system used daily in live production. Youll help evolve the platform toward a hybrid cloud model, ensuring resilience, performance, and security at scale. A proactive, detail-oriented team player with a passion for infrastructure engineering, automation, and collaboration will thrive in this role. Experience with SSO integration and newsroom systems would be advantageous but not essential.
Key Skills and Responsibilities
Essential Skills:
You will have:
AWS CloudFormation - Command Line GitHub - Strong AWS skills - Load balancer experience
PowerShell experience (and some knowledge of Windows Server) OR Linux experience
Willing to learn PowerShell
Lambda functions (probably in Python)
Step Functions
Dev Ops experience
Infrastructure, build development experience, monitoring/alerting
Desirable Skills
SSO Integration
Any previous experience of newsroom systems
Team player and collaborative working
Experience
Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer ideally with a focus on media-related projects.
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work-based experience.
Very good working knowledge of standard software development frameworks, techniques and methodologies.
Experience with providing coaching and mentoring.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios.
Knowledge of software development tools and technologies.
You are flexible and curious in your approach.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Tools / Technologies
MAC, Windows
Additional information Duration of the contract: initially 6 months with the possibility of extension contract FTC (full-time).
Application Process : In addition to our standard recruitment process (see below) you will be invited to a final online face-to-face meeting with our client, for you to meet them and learn more about the role.
Benefits 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays plus birthday paid each year
Sick leave following probation (20 days per each rolling period each year)
Pension contribution is 10% employer from qualifying earnings following auto enrolment after 3 months service
Private medical insurance via Vitality after 6 months of service
Life assurance (5 x salary) after 6 months service
Access to a free Eye voucher with Specsavers and a Flu vaccination with Boots
Access to the cycle-to-work scheme
Enhanced parental leave
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