Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Contract) IRC300013

Role Details

Function: Engineering
Experience: 10‑15 years
Location: United Kingdom - Edinburgh, Glasgow, London

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer for contract position supporting a high-profile, enterprise-scale client within the financial services sector.

You will be stepping into an established environment to take ownership of custom-built automation code and deployment pipelines designed to simplify and accelerate development. Beyond the technical scope, you will act as a key technical facilitator—navigating enterprise processes, sitting on the production changes review board, and presenting innovative solutions to various cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Strong cloud engineering and architectural experience, ideally with AWS.
• Deep expertise with Terraform.
• Hands‑on experience building and optimizing GitLab pipelines.
• Robust knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS).
• Experience managing Elasticsearch / OpenSearch clusters.
• Solid foundations in Linux Administration.
• Experience navigating complex internal processes and ecosystems within large-scale corporate environments.
• Confidence presenting technical solutions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience participating in change management or production review boards is highly desirable.

Job Responsibilities

• Take ownership of existing custom code and pipelines that significantly accelerate development and infrastructure deployments.
• Act as a core member of the Production Changes Review Board, ensuring high‑quality, stable deployments.
• Present infrastructure and DevOps solutions clearly to various internal engineering and product teams.
• Quickly adapt to and navigate a complex enterprise ecosystem, understanding internal processes to unblock development teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure.

Benefits

You’ll benefit from a comprehensive health and wellness plan, private healthcare (clinical and mental wellbeing), and discounted gym memberships. We offer a fantastic benefits package including a competitive pension scheme and recognition schemes through bonus/reward initiatives. Colleagues are entitled to an annual volunteering day – so you can take time to support a cause close to your heart.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.