DevOps Engineer (Contract, Outside IR35)
Newcastle upon Tyne - UK
Job Summary
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 youll be doing it for
Youll 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.
Youre engaged through hedgehog lab a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp also Great Place to Work certified.
For 20 years weve helped public and private sector organisations through digital transformation.
What youll be doing
Youll make infrastructure changes in CloudFormation and Terraform with a senior engineer reviewing what you do.
Youll help configure Lambda API Gateway KMS and WAF and help look after SigV4 authentication.
Youll keep the documentation up to date as things change.
If something looks wrong youll say so early. If youre unsure youll ask.
Whats in it for you
Youll learn on a real AWS environment behind a government app with a senior engineer working next to you.
Most of it happens from home.
What youll need to be considered
You need commercial AWS experience.
You should have working knowledge of CloudFormation or Terraform and be familiar with Lambda and API Gateway.
Youre careful and security-minded. You like to understand why something works before you change it.
How to apply
If that sounds like you please apply.