AWS DevOps Engineer - SC Clearance - £650pd outside IR35 - Fully remote - 6 month contract

About the role Your role is proactive, checking relevant metrics and performing platform updates when necessary. This will ensure it is accessible to users and has capacity for production and deployment. Upon request, you will also advise developers on how to use the platform effectively, reviewing and advising on their CI/CD pipelines. You may also work to delivery components of new platforms.
Main responsibilities
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• writing scripts to deliver/work with our platforms, such as developing docker/terraform/ansible files for a variety of systems/frameworks
• providing technical support functions, solving more challenging platform use and configuration issues
• providing feedback to project teams on platform use; supporting routine monitoring activities
• advising developers on how they should use existing systems and configure CI/CD pipelines
• ensuring working to our appropriate standards, ensuring high service quality

Other day to day activities

• progressing the DDaT profession, understanding all roles and helping to build our community
• working and assessing to appropriate standards: for instance, accessibility, the GDS service standard and our own community practices
• improving our skills and approaches as well as keeping up to speed with the technology landscape

Skills and experience
Essential Skills

AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform