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PLATFORM ENGINEER - AWS- CONTRACT - OUTSIDE IR35 - LONDON HYBRID

I'm partnered with a client who is looking for a platform engineer to join their infrastructure team on a contract basis. Please see below some of the Key contract and technical information:

Contract Info

  • £500 OUTSIDE IR35 (awaiting confirmation)
  • 3-month initial contract
  • 1x per week in Greater London office
  • 1-stage interview process, starting Monday


Technical Requirements

  • Extensive experience in running Kubernetes clusters in production
  • AWS, Golang, Helm and Terraform (some knowledge of Python is definitely a plus)
  • Extensive experience in monitoring systems and their performance
  • Production experience in Cilium and/or eBPF and networking in general
  • The ability to debug large and complex systems and solving large problems that affect a wide user base in a simple way
  • Experience with image vulnerability scanning and patching strategies for large systems
  • Familiarity with Argo Workflows or similar data pipeline as a service tools
  • Familiarity working with a variety of Cloud Native projects
  • Experience / Familiarity with AWS Multi Accounts system designs tools like Crossplane and Control Tower
  • Github Action
  • OpenTelemetry


This client is ready to interview candidates next week, so if you're interested & available, please apply now!

This is a hybrid role, our client needs contractors in 1x per week in their Greater London office. Unfortunately we can only accept UK based applicants, and are unable to provide sponsorship.


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