Summary: The AWS DevOps Engineer role involves taking ownership of AWS infrastructure and DevOps practices within a data-driven organization. This hands-on contract position focuses on supporting Node.js applications in a high-volume data environment, emphasizing automation, reliability, and scalability. The ideal candidate will work closely with engineering teams to enhance deployment processes and cloud architecture. This position is urgent, with interviews scheduled for the current week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing, building, and maintaining AWS infrastructure using IaC (Terraform / CloudFormation)
- Supporting and optimising CI/CD pipelines for Node.js services
- Enabling data-heavy workloads with scalable, resilient cloud architecture
- Managing containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
- Improving monitoring, logging, and alerting across data platforms
- Working closely with Node developers to streamline deployments and environments
- Embedding security, cost optimisation, and reliability best practices
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer in AWS environments
- Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred)
- Solid CI/CD and automation background
- Experience supporting Node.js applications in production
- Exposure to data-intensive or high-throughput systems
- Comfortable operating autonomously in a contract role
Salary (Rate): £400.00/daily
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Title: AWS DevOps Engineer
Rate: Up to £400 Per day (Outside IR35)
Contract length: 6 months (Initially)
Location: Bristol (Hybrid 2-3 days a week)
iO Associates is supporting a data-driven organisation that's looking for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to join them during a key delivery phase. This is a hands-on contract role, ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with engineers building Node.js applications in a high-volume data environment.
The role: You'll take ownership of AWS infrastructure and DevOps practices, supporting Node-based services that process and move large volumes of data. The focus is on automation, reliability, scalability, and enabling development teams to deliver quickly and safely.
What you'll be doing:
- Designing, building, and maintaining AWS infrastructure using IaC (Terraform / CloudFormation)
- Supporting and optimising CI/CD pipelines for Node.js services
- Enabling data-heavy workloads with scalable, resilient cloud architecture
- Managing containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
- Improving monitoring, logging, and alerting across data platforms
- Working closely with Node developers to streamline deployments and environments
- Embedding security, cost optimisation, and reliability best practices
What I'm looking for:
- Strong experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer in AWS environments
- Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred)
- Solid CI/CD and automation background
- Experience supporting Node.js applications in production
- Exposure to data-intensive or high-throughput systems
- Comfortable operating autonomously in a contract role
Our client is looking at this role as a matter of URGENCY and will conduct interviews this week! If you're interested in this role, or know someone who would be, then please apply to this role with your updated CV and reach out to a .uk
