Contract DevOps Engineer (Terraform / AWS / Kinesis)Location: London (2 days per week onsite)
Rate: £350/day (Inside IR35)
Contract: Part-time (2 days per week)
Start: ASAP
OverviewWe are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong experience in Terraform and Amazon Web Services to support the build, deployment, and ongoing operation of a cloud-based platform.
This role is primarily focused on infrastructure, environment support, and CI/CD reliability, with exposure to event streaming technologies such as Amazon Kinesis.
Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure & Environment*Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform

*Support environment setup, configuration, and readiness

*Manage IAM roles, networking, and secure access controls

*Handle secrets, certificates, and platform configuration

AWS & Event Streaming*Support provisioning and maintenance of AWS services

*Work with event streaming solutions (Kinesis or similar)

*Assist with architectural decisions where required

CI/CD & Deployment*Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues (build failures, vulnerabilities, artefact issues)

*Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for feature-level deployments

*Ensure reliable and repeatable deployment processes

Support & Incident Management*Investigate and triage platform issues and failures

*Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with relevant teams

*Unblock infrastructure-related issues impacting delivery

Monitoring & Reliability*Support monitoring and alerting for platform services

*Work with Ops teams to ensure high availability and reliability

*Contribute to ongoing platform stability improvements

Additional Responsibilities*Support integration with upstream/downstream systems

*Assist with performance testing (including latency improvements where required)

*Contribute reusable components, utilities, and best practices

*Provide documentation and handover to operations teams

Required Skills & Experience*Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (modular infrastructure preferred)

*Solid experience with AWS (IAM, networking, core services)

*Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines

*Background in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles

*Strong problem-solving and incident triage skills

Desirable Skills*Experience with Amazon Kinesis or other streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka)

*Exposure to monitoring and alerting tools

*Experience working in complex, integrated environments

*Awareness of performance optimisation (e.g. latency improvements)

Working Pattern*2 days per week onsite in London

*Flexible engagement with potential to scale depending on project needs

Ideal Candidate*Hands-on and proactive DevOps engineer

*Comfortable working across build, deployment, and support

*Able to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment

*Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset