DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Leap29
£78 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves joining a growing engineering team to build, run, and improve Kubernetes-based environments on modern cloud platforms. The position requires hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, CI pipelines, and containerization, focusing on delivering secure and scalable systems. Candidates should have a strong background in DevOps practices and a passion for continuous improvement. The role includes travel to major UK cities for team collaboration while allowing flexibility for remote work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure with a focus on EKS.
- Designing, maintaining, and improving CI pipelines, preferably with GitLab.
- Operating Kubernetes clusters using GitOps principles.
- Deploying and managing workloads using FluxCD, Flux Operator, Helm, and Kustomize.
- Working with service mesh technologies, ideally Istio.
- Implementing and supporting observability using tools such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Jaeger.
- Containerising Java Spring Boot and NodeJS applications and deploying them into Kubernetes.
- Troubleshooting platform and application issues across environments.
Key Skills:
- At least 3 years of production experience as a DevOps or Platform Engineer.
- Strong AWS experience, particularly with EKS, S3, RDS, and KMS.
- Hands-on experience with CI pipelines, ideally GitLab or similar tools.
- Strong Kubernetes experience with relevant certifications such as CKAD, CKA, or CKS.
- Practical experience with FluxCD, Helm, and Kustomize.
- Experience with service mesh technologies, preferably Istio.
- Good understanding of observability and monitoring in distributed systems.
- Experience containerising and deploying Java Spring Boot and NodeJS applications.
- Ability to independently analyse complex issues and propose effective solutions.
- Genuine enthusiasm for Kubernetes, containerisation, and modern DevOps tooling.
- A mindset focused on continuous learning and improvement.
Salary (Rate): £78.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
DevOps Engineer 12 months contract - Inside IR35 Must be eligible for BPSS (SC Clearance is a plus) We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join a growing engineering team working on modern, cloud platforms. This role is hands on and suited to someone who enjoys building, running, and improving Kubernetes based environments in production, not just talking about them. You will work closely with developers, platform engineers, and architects to deliver secure, observable, and scalable systems. If Kubernetes, automation, and clean tooling genuinely excite you, you are very much the target audience.
What you will be doing
- Building and maintaining AWS based infrastructure with a strong focus on EKS
- Designing, maintaining, and improving CI pipelines, with GitLab preferred
- Operating Kubernetes clusters using GitOps principles
- Deploying and managing workloads using FluxCD, Flux Operator, Helm, and Kustomize
- Working with service mesh technologies, ideally Istio
- Implementing and supporting observability using tools such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Jaeger
- Containerising Java Spring Boot and NodeJS applications and deploying them into Kubernetes
- Troubleshooting platform and application issues across environments
What we are looking for
- At least 3 years of production experience working as a DevOps or Platform Engineer
- Strong AWS experience, particularly EKS, S3, RDS, and KMS
- Hands on experience with CI pipelines, ideally GitLab but similar tools are acceptable
- Strong Kubernetes experience with one or more relevant certifications such as CKAD, CKA, or CKS
- Practical experience with FluxCD, Helm, and Kustomize
- Experience working with service mesh technologies, with Istio preferred
- Good understanding of observability and monitoring in distributed systems
- Experience containerising and deploying Java Spring Boot and NodeJS applications
Nice to have
- Able to independently analyse complex issues, propose effective solutions, and implement with minimal guidance
- Comfortable working as part of a team, contributing to design discussions and technical decisions
- Genuine enthusiasm for Kubernetes, containerisation, and modern DevOps tooling
- A mindset focused on continuous learning and improvement rather than ticking boxes
Office and travel
You will be expected to travel to London, Manchester, or Newcastle at least once per month for two days and one night. The rest of the time, we trust you to focus on doing good work. If you are a DevOps Engineer who enjoys working with modern cloud stacks and wants to be part of a team that values quality over buzzwords, we would love to hear from you.