DevOps Engineer

Opus is supporting a data‑driven organisation entering a critical delivery phase, this opportunity is for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer who thrives in hands‑on work and enjoys partnering closely with engineering teams building Node.js applications in high‑volume data environments.
The Role
You’ll take full responsibility for AWS infrastructure and DevOps strategy, enabling and optimising Node‑based services that ingest, process, and transport large datasets. The emphasis is on automation, scalability, reliability, and empowering development teams to ship quickly and safely.
Key Responsibilities
Designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS infrastructure using IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)
Enhancing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for Node.js services
Architecting scalable, resilient cloud solutions for data‑heavy workloads
Managing containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
Improving observability across platforms, including monitoring, logging, and alerting
Collaborating closely with Node.js engineers to streamline deployments and environments
Embedding best practices across security, cost optimisation, and operational reliabilityWhat You’ll Bring
Proven experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer within AWS‑centric environments
Strong hands‑on Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform preferred)
A solid background in CI/CD, automation, and modern DevOps tooling
Experience supporting production Node.js applications
Exposure to high‑throughput or data‑intensive systems
Confidence working autonomously in a contract settingIf your looking for a new challenge and this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your most Up-to-Date CV, please contact me at (url removed)

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer | Hybrid | Bristol | Onsite 3 days per week | OutsideIR35