Contract Platform Engineer

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Contract Platform Engineer managing AWS cloud identity, access, and infrastructure-as-code for YLD’s software consultancy clients. Supporting shared infrastructure governance, change management, and team enablement.

Responsibilities:

  • Own cloud access and identity management for a client team
  • Manage a large part of the client’s infrastructure-as-code
  • Control who and what can access resources across the cloud estate
  • Stand up newer tooling alongside existing cloud infrastructure
  • Manage shared infrastructure relied upon by multiple teams
  • Perform careful change management and governance
  • Unblock other teams dependent on shared infrastructure
  • Participate in the recruitment process, including Talent Partner, technical, and Client Partner interviews

Requirements:

  • Strong, hands-on AWS experience, particularly IAM, IAM Identity Center / SSO, and AWS Organizations (essential)
  • Experience with Terraform
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience running shared, high-blast-radius infrastructure
  • Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD, including OIDC federation to cloud providers
  • Familiarity with Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar tooling
  • Some Python or JavaScript for scripting
  • Multi-cloud experience is a plus
  • Strong focus on clean engineering practices, including testing and reliability
  • Ability to use AI tools to augment work, applying sound judgement to adopt emerging technologies where they add value
  • Contract engagement on a B2B basis
  • Availability for a 3-month contract, with potential extension

Benefits:

  • The chance to work with a forward-thinking, ethical, and fun group of people
  • Opportunity to develop and grow skills in a fast-moving business
  • Remote-first working environment
  • Flexible working
  • Work–life balance as standard