AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer (python experience) Location: Leeds (one day per month on site) Rate: £500 per day Inside IR35 Contract Length: Until March 2026 *** Central Government OR NHS Experience Is ESSENTIAL *** Overview An NHS digital programme is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong serverless experience to join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment. Responsibilities Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK Maintain and improve CI and CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or CodePipeline Support cloud automation, deployment processes and environment management Contribute to Python based tooling and automation tasks Ensure cloud security and compliance in line with NHS standards Work alongside architects, developers and delivery teams across the NHS programme Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability Essential Skills Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads NHS or wider public sector experience Understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice Nice to Have Exposure to ECS, EKS or container workloads Experience working with event driven or data pipeline architectures Knowledge of CloudWatch, Grafana or other observability tools Apply now or email for more information