Platform Engineer (AWS)

City of London
6 months ago
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Contract: 6-Month Contract (Remote)

Industry: Financial Services Technology

About the Role

We're seeking a skilled Platform/DevOps Engineer to help manage and evolve the infrastructure that powers a broad suite of proprietary and third-party applications-including internal operations tools, client platforms, and online learning systems.

This role focuses on AWS cloud infrastructure, delivering high availability, security, and cost efficiency while enabling a seamless development experience for our in-house engineering team. You'll shape infrastructure strategy, drive automation, and strengthen CI/CD practices to keep our technology reliable and scalable.

Required Technical Skills

5+ years AWS experience (VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, EFS, S3, Workspaces, Security Groups, CloudWatch/CloudTrail, IAM).
Strong containerization expertise (Docker or similar).
Scripting and automation with Python or Bash.
Modern CI/CD practices and pipeline creation (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform), configuration management (Ansible preferred).
Aurora/RDS MySQL (including replication).
Monitoring/logging tools (Datadog, Sumo Logic, etc.).
Security best practices (server hardening, 2FA, secure data storage).
Solid understanding of networking concepts: routing, gateways, DNS.Desired Skills

Experience with CouchDB, Redis, Memcached.
Knowledge of DR and BCP processes.
Familiarity with PHP applications.
Previous use of Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence).Personal Attributes

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Attention to detail and strong architectural/design thinking.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to justify technology choices and drive continuous improvement.Performance Metrics

Infrastructure performance & uptime and developer satisfaction.
Backup coverage and disaster-recovery test outcomes.
Cost efficiency and timely project delivery.Why Join Us?

Influence a cloud-first strategy in a dynamic financial technology environment.
Work remotely with a collaborative, forward-thinking team.
Opportunity to shape infrastructure for mission-critical systems serving global users.How to Apply

Send your CV and a short cover letter to (url removed) with the subject line "Platform/DevOps Engineer - Contract".

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