DevOps Engineer - Network and Security

Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements. Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS Data Platform) Location: Mostly Remote (2 days/month in London) Day Rate: £480 Inside IR35 Role Overview We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to support, optimize, and scale a production AWS-based data platform for a public sector client. As legacy platforms are decommissioned, you will also contribute to designing and building new platform components and automation frameworks. Key Responsibilities Platform Operations: Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS-hosted data platforms and infrastructure to ensure high availability, security, and performance. Build reusable tools using Python. Identify cost efficiencies, manage patching/upgrades, reduce technical debt, and optimize AWS resources. Technical Leadership: Mentor junior client engineers, conduct code reviews, and champion engineering best practices in an Agile environment. Assist in decommissioning legacy systems and building modern cloud data platform capabilities. AWS Expertise: Proven hands-on experience with core AWS services (IAM, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, VPC) and AWS Data services ( EMR, Glue ). CI/CD & Scripting: Deep experience with GitLab CI/CD (runners/pipelines) and advanced Python automation scripting. Proven background troubleshooting complex, production-grade cloud platforms and data workloads. Talent International UK and it's subsidiaries, Digital Gurus, Infinite Talent and Rethink act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this opportunity, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at .