Platform Engineer, AWS 6 Month Daily Rate contract, Hybrid, Dublin About the Company My client is an international financial services organisation with an excellent culture and with a reputation as a great place to work. They operate a hybrid model with three days on site in their Dublin offices. About the Position My client is currently looking to add a Platform Architect to their team, initially on a 6 month contract and with strong potential to extend. The successful candidate will participate in a high-quality, customer-focused engineering culture with an emphasis on security and resiliency. You will have multiple opportunities to make a large impact on the evolution of next-generation Cloud services and explore an extensive list of new technologies that will benefit customers globally. My client is looking for a skilled and experienced Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS infrastructure to help build and support cloud-native environments. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS, ensuring security and compliance. Partner with software engineering, SRE, and security teams to implement automation for deployment, observability, and compliance. Identify and automate manual processes to improve operational stability and reduce toil. Champion DevSecOps practices by embedding security controls into the platform lifecycle. Contribute to the design of resilient, fault-tolerant systems in cloud-native environments. Provide technical mentorship and knowledge sharing to peers and cross-functional teams. Research and recommend emerging technologies and best practices for continuous improvement. Experience/Requirements 7+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering. 3+ years of direct, hands-on experience with AWS. Strong background in designing production-grade cloud infrastructure, ideally within regulated industries. Deep knowledge of AWS security, networking, IAM, and governance. Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Shell). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), especially Terraform, for building and automating cloud environments. Familiarity with multi-account cloud architecture, landing zones, or control tower setups. Understanding of zero-trust architecture, encryption, and key management systems (KMS). Hands-on experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes / EKS). Advanced networking knowledge (firewalls, DNS, load balancing, proxies, etc.). Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Dynatrace, and AWS-native observability tools. Demonstrated ability to optimize cloud cost and performance at scale. Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach. Remuneration Package Excellent daily rates available in line with experience. Contact Please contact me on or simply click the apply button. To view all live jobs with Brightwater and market insights, please visit our website: