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RecOps

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/Java/AWS)

On site

London, United kingdom

£ 400 /day

Senior

Freelance

13-10-2025

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Skills

Java DevOps Test AWS Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud/Java/AWS)
Location: London (1 day per week onsite)
Contract: Until March 2026
Start: ASAP
IR35: Inside

We're working with a major media client who's building a new engineering team to modernise their internal media services platform - replacing Legacy components, reducing tech debt, and moving fully into the cloud.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work as part of a small, focused delivery team, designing and implementing replacement components using cloud-native, modern practices and technologies.

Key Skills & Experience
(ideally within the last 12 months or your most recent project):

Strong AWS expertise, ideally with CDK proficiency
Experience building and maintaining Java microservices
Solid understanding of DevOps/CI-CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline)
Proven use of Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Experience with component migrations or refactoring Legacy systems

You'll join a forward-thinking, collaborative environment with the opportunity to make a tangible impact in a modernisation programme that touches millions of users.

About the Company

RecOps focuses on the creation of a recruitment journey for both candidate and client, this journey is built on honesty, efficiency and ultimately trust. We look to cultivate long term relationships and become an extension of your business. RecOps aims to reduce your time to hire, we do this through taking fully qualified briefs, targeted head hunting and our expansive personal network. From seeking an individual to add to your team or building a full team to scale a project, we can help. We specialise in IT recruitme... Know more