Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Client Location: London
Starting: ASAP
Salary/Pay Rate: £216.96 - £331.28 per day PAYE
Duration: 6 months
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled DevOps Engineer with strong AWS expertise to join a high-impact team focused on building and scaling critical infrastructure for global logistics and transportation systems. This role involves working on high-scale, high-availability systems and driving projects from concept to deployment across multiple AWS regions.
You’ll play a key role in expanding infrastructure globally, migrating dependencies, and supporting modernisation efforts using cutting-edge tools and practices. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys problem-solving, automation, and creating robust, scalable solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design and implement automated deployment pipelines for AWS-based infrastructure
* Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CDK and related tools
* Leverage internal tools to convert legacy infrastructure into IaC format
* Migrate cloud-based resources (e.g. S3, RDS, DynamoDB) across AWS regions
* Work closely with development teams to implement effective monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices
* Offer guidance on AWS standards, tooling, and scalable cloud solutions
Essential Skills & Experience:
* 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and SDK
* Proficient in AWS CDK and infrastructure-as-code best practices
* Strong understanding of container technologies such as Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes
* Solid programming skills in one or more languages (e.g. Java, Python, TypeScript)
* Experience in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
* Familiar with observability tools, logging frameworks, and performance monitoring
Desirable Skills:
* Background in serverless technologies (e.g. Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway)
* Experience with data tools like EMR, Glue, or Apache Spark
* Understanding of event-driven architecture (EventBridge, SNS, SQS)
* Knowledge of AWS database offerings including DynamoDB and RDS
* Familiarity with multi-region deployments and failover strategies
* AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) preferred
**This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. If you have not received a response within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have not been selected for progression to the next stage of the hiring process
Client Description:
Our Client is a FTSE 100, multinational technology company no longer known for just one thing. Their areas of expertise include e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, artificial intelligence, original entertainment… the list goes on. Despite being primarily digital, their aim is to be the most customer-centric company in the world.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.