AWS Infrastructure Tech Lead

AWS Infrastructure Tech Lead - 12 Month Daily Rate Contract

Location: Dublin (Hybrid Working Model and one day only per week needed)

Job Description:

Our client, a well-established organisation within the financial services sector, is seeking an experienced Cloud AWS DevOps Lead to drive the evolution of their cloud infrastructure and DevOps capability, ensuring secure, scalable and resilient cloud-based operations.

Key requirements below:

• Hands on AWS Infrastructure
• Legacy to AWS cloud Migration
• AWS Linux uplift – removal of RedHat
• AWS VPC Consolidation
• Cost efficiencies/consolidation of AWS tooling
• Container knowledge

Experience Required

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps environments, with significant exposure to AWS.
• Proven experience leading DevOps or SRE teams in enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong hands-on background in Linux/Unix systems administration.
• Demonstrated experience in cloud transformation initiatives, including migration from traditional hosted environments to AWS.
• Practical experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking principles, IaaS and PaaS architectures.
• Experience working within Agile or Scrum delivery frameworks.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with container technologies and orchestration platforms such as Docker, EKS or ECS.
• Familiarity with cloud security best practices, IAM frameworks and authentication mechanisms (tokens, certificates, identity federation).
• Exposure to cost optimisation strategies within AWS environments.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring and incident management tooling.
• Ability to align tooling and engineering standards across Development and DevOps teams.

Educational Requirements

• Third level degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your updated CV