AWS Platform Engineer

About the job Contract AWS Platform Engineer - Re-platforming Programme (Outside IR35) Role: AWS Platform Engineer Day Rate: Up to £450 Duration: Initial 3 months (strong likelihood of extension) IR35: Outside IR35 Location: Fully remote (UK-based) We are working with a growing technology consultancy that is supporting one of their clients, a large-scale organisation that delivers services into the public sector (though not itself a public sector body) on a significant platform engineering programme. As part of this engagement, they are looking to bring in a strong AWS platform engineer to help deliver a large-scale replatforming initiative across a complex and historically fragmented estate. This is a hands-on role focused on building, standardising and scaling a modern AWS platform, while helping to move away from years of manual configuration and bespoke implementations. This is an initial three-month contract with a high likelihood of extension, and the client is looking to move quickly interviews are available next week, with an immediate start required. The Role You will be joining an environment that currently supports a large customer base across a mix of hosting approaches, including AWS EC2, ECS, RDS and S3, alongside some on premises and bespoke customer setups. The current platform has evolved organically and includes: Multiple approaches to hosting the same application suite Limited Infrastructure as Code adoption A high degree of manual configuration and maintenance Bespoke, customer-specific implementations that create complexity and slow down progress A new hosting platform has been introduced using pre-built images and Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, which has proven successful at MVP stage. The focus now is to expand, mature and scale this platform across the wider estate, supporting backend services built in C#. Key Responsibilities Design and build a scalable, standardised AWS hosting platform Extend Infrastructure as Code coverage across the platform, particularly around databases and related services Support the migration of existing customers onto the new platform Consolidate environments, including migration from multiple AWS accounts into a unified structure Replace manually configured services and processes with automated, repeatable pipelines Design and implement solutions to remove legacy, bespoke integrations that are currently blocking progress Integrate additional engineering and operational processes into the platform, including: Data migrations and Deployment of customisations such as stored procedures and reporting Build out monitoring, operational tooling and self-service capabilities to support both engineering teams and customers What We’re Looking For We are looking for an engineer who is comfortable operating in complex environments and can bring structure, consistency and modern platform thinking. Key experience includes: Strong experience with AWS platform engineering Proven experience designing and building cloud hosting platforms at scale Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Experience working with AWS EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS and S3 Experience improving environments that have grown organically with manual processes and bespoke configurations A practical mindset, able to deliver improvements incrementally while maintaining service stability Desirable experience: Experience with C# is highly desirable but not essential — engineers with strong experience in comparable languages who can cross-train into C# are equally welcome Experience with database platform engineering, including services such as SSRS and SSIS Experience migrating and consolidating multi-account or multi-environment architectures Experience introducing automation across networking, security or edge services such as Cloudflare What Success Looks Like A consistent, standardised AWS platform replacing fragmented legacy setups Significant reduction in manual configuration and operational overhead Increased use of Infrastructure as Code across all layers of the platform Successful onboarding and migration of customers onto the new hosting model Improved reliability, scalability and ease of deployment across the estate Why This Opportunity Shape and scale a modern AWS platform from MVP to full adoption Work within a consultancy environment delivering into a large-scale organisation supporting public sector services Solve real platform engineering challenges across infrastructure, automation and migration Operate fully remote on a strong day rate, outside IR35 Benefit from an immediate start, with interviews taking place next week At Inara Talent, we believe everyone deserves a fair chance to shine. We connect great people from all backgrounds with opportunities where they can thrive making sure hiring is fair, inclusive, and genuinely diverse. No matter your background, we focus on what matters: your talent.