Cloud/DevOps Engineer
TEKsystems
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 110KJob location
Remote
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Amazon DynamoDB
Monitoring of Systems
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Powershell
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
System Availability
Cloudformation
Containerization
Gitlab-ci
Kubernetes
Bitbucket
Api Design
Cloudwatch
Splunk
New Relic (SaaS)
Bamboo
Docker
Jenkins
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing technology function supporting multiple Agile teams delivering API-driven platforms.
This is a hands-on role focused on production support, platform reliability, and operational excellence, with additional responsibility for driving automation and improving CI/CD practices across AWS environments.
The position offers a varied workload combining BAU support, infrastructure management, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities
- Provide DevOps support to multiple Agile teams working on API-based services
- Ensure platform stability, performance, and reliability across environments
- Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Deliver BAU operational support, including:
- Incident investigation and troubleshooting
- Infrastructure support and maintenance
- Production issue resolution
- Manage and support containerised workloads (EKS/ECS)
- Improve automation across build, release, and deployment processes
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code implementations
- Collaborate closely with development teams to improve engineering efficiency
- Take ownership of operational responsibilities across shared platforms, * Outside IR35 engagement
- Fully remote working
- Opportunity to work across a range of platform and infrastructure initiatives
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS (essential)
- Containerisation:
- Kubernetes (EKS)
- Docker
- CI/CD tooling (eg Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI or similar)
- Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation and/or AWS CDK
- Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
- Scripting: Bash, PowerShell, or similar
- Proven experience supporting production environments
Nice to Have
- AWS security best practices
- Observability/monitoring tools (eg CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic)
- Exposure to SRE or platform engineering practices
- experience working in multi-team Agile environments
experience Required
- ~5+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering roles
- Strong experience working with AWS in production environments
- experience supporting Kubernetes-based platforms
- Background in modern cloud or API-driven architectures
What We're Looking For
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments
- Proactive approach to automation and continuous improvement
- Ability to take ownership across operational responsibilities
- Strong collaboration and communication skills