DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by 1763632223

£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves supporting the design, automation, and delivery of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for a public-sector digital consultancy. This is a 6-month contract position requiring active SC clearance and a hybrid working arrangement with two days per month in London. The candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining cloud infrastructure while ensuring platform security and reliability. Strong experience with Azure or AWS, along with automation and CI/CD practices, is essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure
  • Implement CI/CD workflows and environment automation
  • Ensure platform security, monitoring, logging, and reliability
  • Work closely with developers, architects, and security teams
  • Support deployment of production-grade, secure public sector services

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience with Azure or AWS
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins)
  • Containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Strong understanding of secure cloud architecture and DevSecOps practices

Salary (Rate): £550/day

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

DevOps Engineer Contract (Azure / AWS)

Duration: 6 months
Rate: £550/day (Inside IR35)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Location: UK-based, hybrid - 2 days per month in London

A public-sector digital consultancy is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract. You'll support the design, automation, and delivery of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Key Skills

  • Strong experience with Azure or AWS

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)

  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins)

  • Containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Strong understanding of secure cloud architecture and DevSecOps practices

Responsibilities

  • Build, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure

  • Implement CI/CD workflows and environment automation

  • Ensure platform security, monitoring, logging, and reliability

  • Work closely with developers, architects, and security teams

  • Support deployment of production-grade, secure public sector services

Requirements

  • Active SC Clearance (mandatory)

  • Proven DevOps/cloud engineering experience with Azure and/or AWS

  • Strong automation, scripting, and IaC background