DevOps Engineer

AWS Cloud / DevOps Engineer - Freelance - Hybrid - Up to €850 Per Day

Next Ventures are currently working with a client in the Retail space who are looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer to help design, build, and manage their AWS cloud environments, supporting both project delivery and operational stability.

You'll collaborate closely with Security, Engineering, and Operational teams, playing a key role in infrastructure automation, monitoring, security, and supporting smooth transitions from project build phase to long-term operations.

This role is for a 6 month contract + extension and you will be working in a hybrid model - 1 day a week on site in Paris.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud environments.
• Create and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Configure and manage core AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, ECS/EKS, and CloudTrail.
• Develop automation scripts using AWS CLI, Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and maintenance tasks.
• Continuously monitor system performance and proactively implement optimisation strategies.

Experience Required:

• 4+ years experience as a Cloud Engineer with AWS
• Strong expertise with AWS services: EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Cloud Watch, CloudTrail, ECS/EKS, Glue, etc.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK etc).
• Solid understanding of AWS security best practices and compliance principles.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell

If you are interested in this role and would like to hear more details, please apply with your latest cv!