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Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Remote (Must be UK-based, 1 meeting per month in Bristol)Duration: 6 monthsRate: £450-500 per day (Outside IR35)Start Date: ASAPInterview Process: 1 stage, 45 minute Virtual Unify is proud to exclusively represent a fast growing SaaS business, who is looking to engage the services of an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer on a Contract basis for initially 6 months.INTRO:We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the first two phases of a critical infrastructure transformation over a 3–6+ months. This high-impact engagement will modernize our clients platform and expand their global infrastructure. The successful contractor will play a leading role in migrating applications from Heroku to AWS, containerizing services in ECS, and launching a production environment in a second region (US).This is a delivery-focused contract role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and can work autonomously to hit the ground running.PROJECT SCOPE – WHAT YOU’LL DELIVER:As part of this engagement, you'll take ownership of delivering the following:Phase 1: UK Core Infrastructure Migration:- Containerize key services and migrate workloads from Heroku to AWS ECS- Implement VPC networking, IAM, security groups, and other foundational components- Build as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent toolsPhase 2: US Region Expansion:- Architect and deploy a second production region in the US- Set up global load balancing, failover, and replication strategy- Ensure adherence to data residency and latency requirementsKEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Define and implement secure, scalable infrastructure patterns- Build CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling for deployments- Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting for distributed environments- Create documentation and optionally provide handover training for internal teams- Recommend optimizations for cost and performanceYOU WILL BRING:We’re looking for a technically strong, delivery-focused Senior DevOps Engineer who is:- Independent and proactive — able to take ownership of projects with minimal oversight- Outcome-oriented — focused on hitting clear milestones within the engagement window- Highly collaborative — comfortable partnering with dev teams and stakeholders remotely- Security-minded and detail-oriented.YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED BY:- Designing and delivering global, scalable infrastructure- Working with fast-moving teams on ambitious modernisation efforts- Introducing DevOps best practices and setting strong foundations- Delivering real impact within a defined contract periodCONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS:Must-Have Experience:- Proven track record leading high-impact infrastructure migrations- Deep hands-on expertise in AWS (ECS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53, etc.)- Experience migrating from Heroku to AWS or other PaaS-to-cloud transformations- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred)- Container orchestration (ECS, Fargate, or EKS)- CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.)- Monitoring, observability, and cost optimisation techniques- Familiarity with security controls and compliance frameworksNice-to-Have Experience:- Global infrastructure projects and multi-region application design- CDN and edge delivery experience (e.g. CloudFront, Akamai)- E-commerce or high-availability platform exposure- Legacy system refactoring experience- Serverless architecture exposure (Lambda, API Gateway) Please apply in the first instance by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent Team. Thank you!