Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer (python experience)
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
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