DevOps / GenAI Engineer

Contract length - 6 months (possibility for extension)

Location - Remote (1 day per month in London) (UK or EU based candidates only)

Daily rate - £400 pd (outside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Nexus, and ArgoCD
• Support migration and containerisation of legacy Java applications
• Implement GitOps deployment practices across OpenShift/ROSA environments
• Integrate SonarQube and security controls into the deployment lifecycle
• Use AWS Kiro and AI agents to automate DevOps workflows
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams
• Improve monitoring, observability, and deployment reliability

Required Skillset

• Experience with AWS Kiro (L300 certification required or willingness to complete the certifications)
• Proven background building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
• Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and GitOps delivery models
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS ROSA
• Experience managing Nexus repositories and artefact lifecycle management
• Strong experience integrating SonarQube quality gates and security scanning
• Proven experience with Docker, Helm, and containerised deployments
• Good scripting skills with Python, Bash, or Go
• Experience using AI-powered development tools such as Kiro, Copilot, or Claude Code
• Strong understanding of Java application migration and modernisation
• Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes networking and service mesh environments
• Knowledge of Istio and cloud-native architecture principles

Nice to have:

• Terraform or AWS CDK experience
• OpenShift or Kubernetes certifications
• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional certification
• Experience delivering enterprise migration programmes
• German language skills