Job Description
DevOps Engineer
Location: Fully Remote (UK-based)
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
This contract role offers full remote flexibility and the opportunity to work across a broad set of modern DevOps tools and cloud technologies in a fast-moving engineering environment.
What you’ll do
- Manage and optimise cloud infrastructure on AWS, including ECS Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, and Route 53.
- Automate workflows and deployments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab, and Chef.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and automation scripts (Python or other modern scripting languages).
- Configure and manage network security using NACLs, Security Groups, and VPNs.
- Support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across systems, networking, and applications.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure platform stability and scalability.
- Participate in occasional out-of-hours support where required.
What you’ll bring
- Proven track record in DevOps or infrastructure automation roles.
- Deep experience with AWS cloud services and environment management.
- Proficiency in Python or another scripting language for automation.
- Strong command of Linux fundamentals and command-line operations.
- Experience with Docker containerisation and orchestration.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD and configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform, Jenkins, Puppet, GitLab, SaltStack, Nagios).
- Knowledge of API integrations, RESTful services, and WCF services.
- Familiarity with Active Directory, LDAP, or Kerberos/IDM authentication.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to document and explain dependencies clearly.
Nice to have:
- AWS certifications such as:
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional)
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Why join
- Outside IR35 contract – full autonomy and flexibility.
- Work 100% remotely within the UK.
- Exposure to a wide range of cutting-edge cloud and automation tools.
- Opportunity to make a tangible impact on infrastructure scalability and performance.
If you’re an experienced DevOps Engineer looking for a fully remote, hands-on contract role with high technical ownership — this opportunity is for you.
Apply now via Haystack.