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Infrastructure Engineer - Newcastle - inside IR35

Infrastructure Engineer - Newcastle - inside IR35

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Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

£ 466 /day

Junior

Freelance

28-10-2025

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Skills

Incident Response Encryption Cloud Security AWS Lambda AWS AWS Cloud Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

I am looking for an infrastructure engineer to join a 6 month contracting within the public sector.

Inside IR35
Till 13th March 2026
Onsite aspect in Newcastle
£466 per dayTech stack

Minimum 2 years of professional experience in cloud security, specifically within AWS environments, demonstrating a track record of implementing and managing comprehensive security strategies.
Experience leading projects with a focus on cloud security, showing capability in managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
A commitment to continuous professional development, staying abreast of new AWS services, security trends, and techniques in cloud security.Experience and technical skills:

AWS Security Services Proficiency: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with AWS security services such as AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Service Control Policies (SCPs).
Knowledge of cloud security frameworks, best practices, and industry standards. Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, especially the Security Pillar, to build secure and resilient cloud applications
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like AWS
CloudFormation or Terraform to automate the deployment of AWS resources securely and efficiently.
Identity and Access Management (IAM): Expertise in managing access to AWS services and resources securely, using AWS IAM to control authentication and authorization.
Understanding of encryption methods and AWS services related to data encryption both at rest and in transit. Experience with AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and AWS Certificate Manager (ACM).
Knowledge of compliance requirements that impact cloud security (eg, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2) and experience in implementing controls to meet these requirements.
Ability to design and execute incident response strategies within the AWS cloud, including the use of AWS CloudWatch, AWS Lambda, and other automated response tools.

About the Company

When it comes to technology talent, Opus Recruitment Solutions are the specialists. We provide the skills needed most to markets at the forefront of change, evolving with the ever-changing needs of our clients to propel their people strategy and build world-class teams to power the future. With a global reach, diverse networks and an established market reputation, we are the partner of choice for organisations looking for flexible and trusted technology talent solutions to achieve long-term success. Our clients work acros... Know more