Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer (Contract - Outside IR35)

JECR Agency is identifying experienced contractors for an upcoming greenfield infrastructure overhaul with a high-growth London technology business., * Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure

• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed, consistency and reliability
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Manage containerised applications and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and infrastructure security controls
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and conduct root-cause analysis
• Advise developers and engineering stakeholders on architecture, automation and operational best practices
• Take ownership of technical deliverables throughout implementation and ongoing operations

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with at least five years of relevant professional engineering experience who can take ownership of cloud infrastructure, improve deployment pipelines and implement secure, scalable solutions.

This role requires someone who can work independently, make sound technical decisions and advise an engineering team on infrastructure architecture and DevOps best practices., * Minimum 5 years of relevant professional DevOps or cloud engineering experience

• Proven hands-on experience designing, implementing and supporting production infrastructure in enterprise or scale-up environments
• Strong AWS expertise, including VPCs, EC2, S3, IAM and cloud networking
• Demonstrable experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD
• Strong Terraform expertise, including reusable infrastructure configurations and state management
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure, deployment and application reliability issues
• Strong spoken and written English, with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to engineering and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate ownership of technical projects

Working Arrangement

• Day rate: £500
• Contract classification: Intended Outside IR35, subject to the actual working arrangements and appropriate status determination
• Location: Central London
• Working model: Hybrid, approximately two days per week on-site
• Start date: Targeting the next available project start, subject to confirmation
• Engagement: Contract assignment, * An up-to-date CV detailing your relevant DevOps and cloud engineering experience
• A link to your GitHub portfolio or other relevant technical work, where available
• Your earliest available start date
• Confirmation of your expected daily rate and UK work eligibility

Shortlisted applicants will complete a two-stage screening process covering technical experience, production problem-solving, communication and availability.

JECR Agency welcomes applications from qualified professionals who can demonstrate the experience and technical capability required for this assignment.

Pay: £500.00 per day