Senior Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Remote (Must be UK-based, 1 meeting per month in Bristol) Duration: 6 months Rate: £(Apply online only) per day (Outside IR35) Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: 1 stage, 45 minute Virtual Unify is proud to exclusively represent a fast growing SaaS business, who is looking to engage the services of an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer on a Contract basis for initially 6 months. INTRO: We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the first two phases of a critical infrastructure transformation over 3–6 months. This high-impact engagement will modernize our clients platform and expand their global infrastructure. The successful contractor will play a leading role in migrating applications from Heroku to AWS, containerizing services in ECS, and launching a production environment in a second region (US). This is a delivery-focused contract role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and can work autonomously to hit the ground running. PROJECT SCOPE – WHAT YOU’LL DELIVER: As part of this engagement, you'll take ownership of delivering the following: Phase 1: UK Core Infrastructure Migration: - Containerize key services and migrate workloads from Heroku to AWS ECS - Implement VPC networking, IAM, security groups, and other foundational components - Build as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent tools Phase 2: US Region Expansion: - Architect and deploy a second production region in the US - Set up global load balancing, failover, and replication strategy - Ensure adherence to data residency and latency requirements KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Define and implement secure, scalable infrastructure patterns - Build CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling for deployments - Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting for distributed environments - Create documentation and optionally provide handover training for internal teams - Recommend optimizations for cost and performance YOU WILL BRING: We’re looking for a technically strong, delivery-focused Senior DevOps Engineer who is: - Independent and proactive — able to take ownership of projects with minimal oversight - Outcome-oriented — focused on hitting clear milestones within the engagement window - Highly collaborative — comfortable partnering with dev teams and stakeholders remotely - Security-minded and detail-oriented. YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED BY: - Designing and delivering global, scalable infrastructure - Working with fast-moving teams on ambitious modernisation efforts - Introducing DevOps best practices and setting strong foundations - Delivering real impact within a defined contract period CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS: Must-Have Experience: - Proven track record leading high-impact infrastructure migrations - Deep hands-on expertise in AWS (ECS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53, etc.) - Experience migrating from Heroku to AWS or other PaaS-to-cloud transformations - Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred) - Container orchestration (ECS, Fargate, or EKS) - CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.) - Monitoring, observability, and cost optimisation techniques - Familiarity with security controls and compliance frameworks Nice-to-Have Experience: - Global infrastructure projects and multi-region application design - CDN and edge delivery experience (e.g. CloudFront, Akamai) - E-commerce or high-availability platform exposure - Legacy system refactoring experience - Serverless architecture exposure (Lambda, API Gateway) Please apply in the first instance by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent Team. Thank you

Location: Nationwide, GB

Posted Date: 7/14/2025