DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by TieTalent
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves working on AWS technologies to develop and maintain cloud solutions, with a focus on security and automation. The position requires active SC clearance and NPPV3, along with a commitment to a hybrid working arrangement in Birmingham. The successful candidate will contribute to large-scale IT projects for the public sector and must be available for an immediate start.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions with a focus on security best practices.
- Provision infrastructure using Terraform and manage VMs with tools like Vagrant.
- Automate processes in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment using configuration management tools.
- Utilize strong scripting skills for automation tasks.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy scripts.
- Work with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
- Monitor systems using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
- Manage incidents and changes using Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
Key Skills:
- Experience with AWS technologies (EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS).
- Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA).
- Knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline management.
- Experience with Docker and system monitoring tools.
- Active SC Clearance and NPPV3.
- Hands-on experience in DevOps delivery for government organizations.
- Linux system administration experience.
- Understanding of network protocols and services.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
About DevOps Engineer (SC & NPPV3) 6-month Contract Birmingham (Hybrid) £450-£500 Outside IR35 We are seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer with AWS experience for a contract position based in Birmingham. Active SC clearance and NPPV3 are required for this role. The role requires travel to Birmingham 4/5 days a week and an immediate start, ideally in Summer 2025. A Chance to Work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.
Key Skills & Experience Good experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security. Provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant. Experience with DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools. Strong scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA) and automation skills. Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy script. Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI. Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, Node exporter). Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management. Active SC Clearance & NPVV3 is required for this role.
Desired Skills And Experience Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on Digital or Technology projects at a government organisations. Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication. Linux system administration experience: building, hardening, and managing Linux operating systems. MS Active Directory configuration and management. Firewall and switch configuration and patch management. Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP). Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO Nice-to-have skills AWS EC2 S3 Terraform Vagrant Shell Python Powershell Perl Java Jenkins Groovy Docker Grafana Prometheus Git JIRA ServiceNow Linux System Administration DNS HTTP HTTPS SSH FTP SMTP GPO Birmingham, England Work experience Build/Release DevOps Languages English