Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Your Role As a Senior AWS DevOps Infrastructure Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. This role leads the implementation of Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) practices, automates deployment pipelines, and ensures robust observability and operational excellence across all environments. Responsibilities Architect, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, VPC, RDS, and CloudFront. Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Jenkins) for reliable and automated deployments. Implement Infrastructure‑as‑Code using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. Enhance system reliability through monitoring, logging, and alerting (CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK). Ensure security, compliance, and governance through IAM, KMS, security groups, and AWS best‑practice frameworks. Drive incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement across infrastructure components. Mentor junior engineers and guide engineering teams on DevOps and cloud‑native practices. About You Extensive hands‑on AWS experience (5+ years). Strong expertise with Linux, networking, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and automation tooling. Proficient with scripting languages (Python, Bash). Strong experience with Terraform. Experience with cost optimisation, performance tuning, and designing resilient architectures. Ideally have worked in a consulting environment. Contract & Location This is an initial 6‑month fixed‑term contract with the intention to be extended a further 6‑12 months. Must be able to work onsite in Wellington CBD 3‑4 days per week. What You’ll Love About Working Here You will be part of a diverse collective of free‑thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts, gaining exposure to large‑scale transformation and deep expertise. We offer a flexible, hybrid working model that supports a positive work‑life balance. We provide extensive learning & development opportunities, including access to a wide range of courses and external certifications. We offer a comprehensive rewards package, core benefits, flexible benefits, and a Peer Recognition Portal called ‘Celebrate’. #J-18808-Ljbffr