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 SkillsetExperience 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