Platform Engineer-12 month fixed term contract
Core
Build and modernize CI/CD pipelines for 250+ repositories, migrating from a legacy monolithic system to self-contained, per-repo GitLab CI pipelines with canary deployments and automated rollback in a multi-region AWS environment.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (CI/CD Modernization)
Builds
Self-contained GitLab CI pipelines, CDK construct libraries, and self-service tooling for development teams.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps / Live Entertainment Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CLI, Shell Scripting, Multi-region orchestration, Automated rollback, Smoke testing, IAM, CloudFormation, SSM Parameter Store
Preferred skills
AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python), Legacy CI/CD migration, .NET build pipelines, DORA metrics, Developer experience design
Technologies
GitLab CI, AWS (Lambda, ECS Fargate, EC2, S3, CloudFront, CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, SSM), CDK
Responsibilities
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines with canary deployments and automated rollback; Migrate services from legacy systems to new pipelines; Conduct pre-migration audits to identify legacy patterns; Coordinate with development teams on deployment windows; Document decisions and update pipeline standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC