AWS Platform Engineer - McGregor Boyall : Job Details

One of our public sector clients is looking for an AWS Platform Engineer to join their IT department on a contract basis.

You will have the following experience and knowledge:

• Designing and building platforms in AWS.
• AWS Serverless technologies.
• CI/CD methodology and native AWS CI/CD tooling.
• Automated testing within AWS
• Agile delivery models - such as Scrum and/or Kanban frameworks
• AWS Shield Advanced, WAFv2, AWS Firewall Manager
• AWS Lambda, CDK, S3, Cloud Formation, API Gateway, EC2, AMIs
• GuardDuty, Transit Gateway, AWS Config, Route53, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Codepipeline, CodeArtifact,
• Containerised platforms, Openshift, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate.
• Python, Bash, Ansible, Groovy
• Git, Artifactory, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch, Jenkins, Kibana, Grafana
• AWSLinux, RHel, Ubuntu,
• Experience with AWS Security and Networks.
• Experience using Prisma Cloud

Our client operates a mostly remote working model. However, you may be required on-site in Edinburgh or Glasgow for the occasional meeting. As such, you must be willing to travel to Scotland when required.

12-month contract with possible extension, competitive day rate around £520 (outside ir35).

If interested, please apply via the ad or email your CV to

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.