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hedgehog lab

Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract, Outside IR35)

hedgehog lab Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Business Consulting and Services · 51-200 employees

4 h ago
devops Senior (5-10 yrs) Contractor United Kingdom
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About the role

You will manage the AWS environment for a UK government mobile app, writing infrastructure as code using CloudFormation and Terraform. Additionally, you will set technical standards for the team and provide guidance to junior engineers.

What they look for

AWS CloudFormation Terraform Lambda API Gateway KMS WAF SigV4 Infrastructure as Code DevOps Technical Leadership Release Management

Requirements

Candidates must have extensive experience with AWS, specifically CloudFormation, Terraform, Lambda, API Gateway, KMS, WAF, and SigV4. You should also possess strong leadership skills and the ability to make clear technical decisions.

Benefits

Remote first Great Place to Work certified

Full description

Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract, Outside IR35)

Contract status: Outside IR35 Start date: 2nd November Contract length: To the end of December 2026, with extension possible Location: Remote first London days: Once or twice a month

Who you'll be doing it for

You'll join the mobile platform team on a UK government app, working on the app and the services that support it.

The team builds and maintains the common parts of the app, such as login. It also brings in key features built by other teams, and manages app releases.

You're engaged through hedgehog lab, a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp, also Great Place to Work certified.

For 20 years we've helped public and private sector organisations through digital transformation.

What you'll be doing

You'll look after the AWS environment the app and its supporting services run on.

You'll write the infrastructure as code in CloudFormation and Terraform, and decide how changes get released.

You'll manage Lambda, API Gateway, KMS and WAF, and own SigV4 authentication.

You'll set the standards for the team and review the work of more junior engineers. When there's an infrastructure question, you'll be the person people ask.

What's in it for you

You'll decide how the environment is built and released, and set the standard for the engineers around you.

Most of it happens from home.

What you'll need to be considered

You need extensive AWS experience, with strong CloudFormation and Terraform skills.

You should have hands-on experience with Lambda, API Gateway, KMS, WAF and SigV4.

You've guided other engineers before. You can make clear technical decisions when the team needs one.

How to apply

If that sounds like you, please apply.

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