03/17/2026 updated
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Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer - AWS Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
London, United Kingdom
Only remote
BSc Computing Technologies Extended DegreeAbout me
I help businesses design and optimise AWS infrastructure, automate deployments, and reduce cloud costs. With strong experience in Terraform, CI/CD, and Kafka, I deliver reliable and scalable solutions tailored to real production needs.
Amazon Web ServicesAmazon Elastic Compute CloudAmazon S3AutomationTest AutomationBackup DevicesBash ShellUbuntu (Operating System)CentOSConfiguration ManagementContinuous IntegrationCryptographyDevOpsGitHubIdentity Management
AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Comprehensive expertise in AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, KMS, and Secrets Manager with multi-account environments and IAM role design
Infrastructure as Code
Advanced proficiency in Terraform for modular IaC, state management, and reusable patterns, complemented by Ansible for configuration management and system hardening
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Extensive experience designing and implementing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD for application, data, and infrastructure deployments with automated testing and validation
Container Orchestration
Proficient in Docker, ECS, and EKS for container build, deployment, and lifecycle management
Linux System Administration
Strong skills in Linux distributions including Ubuntu, RHEL, and CentOS for administration, automation, and hardening
Monitoring and Observability
Experience with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack for metrics, logging, alerting, and performance monitoring
Database Management
Knowledge of PostgreSQL RDS including monitoring, backups, and performance awareness
Scripting and Automation
Proficiency in Python, Bash, and PowerShell for automation, tooling, and operational scripts
Security Best Practices
Implementation of IAM best practices, encryption with KMS, secrets handling, and reliability engineering
Comprehensive expertise in AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, KMS, and Secrets Manager with multi-account environments and IAM role design
Infrastructure as Code
Advanced proficiency in Terraform for modular IaC, state management, and reusable patterns, complemented by Ansible for configuration management and system hardening
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Extensive experience designing and implementing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD for application, data, and infrastructure deployments with automated testing and validation
Container Orchestration
Proficient in Docker, ECS, and EKS for container build, deployment, and lifecycle management
Linux System Administration
Strong skills in Linux distributions including Ubuntu, RHEL, and CentOS for administration, automation, and hardening
Monitoring and Observability
Experience with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack for metrics, logging, alerting, and performance monitoring
Database Management
Knowledge of PostgreSQL RDS including monitoring, backups, and performance awareness
Scripting and Automation
Proficiency in Python, Bash, and PowerShell for automation, tooling, and operational scripts
Security Best Practices
Implementation of IAM best practices, encryption with KMS, secrets handling, and reliability engineering
Experience
Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2021
Languages
EnglishNative speakerRomanianFluentRussianNative speaker
Project history
Designed and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines for application, infrastructure, and data services. Built and managed AWS infrastructure using Terraform with modular IaC patterns. Automated Linux and Windows AMI builds using Packer and Ansible. Supported AWS compute and serverless workloads including ECS, EKS, and Lambda. Maintained observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana. Implemented security best practices across IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager.
Provisioned and managed AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible. Built CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitHub Actions. Deployed containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS). Supported PostgreSQL (RDS) workloads including monitoring and backup awareness. Implemented logging and monitoring solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK.