DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Talent
£530 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves a 6-month contract within the public sector, requiring hybrid working with biweekly onsite presence in Manchester/Newcastle. The position focuses on designing, automating, and optimizing cloud-native platforms, with an emphasis on collaboration with developers and architects to ensure high-quality application delivery. Active SC clearance is required for candidates applying for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Java-based applications.
- Deploy, monitor, and manage services running on Kubernetes (on-prem or cloud).
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Collaborate with software engineers to improve application reliability and scalability.
- Drive automation initiatives to enhance development and operations workflows.
- Ensure system security, resilience, and compliance best practices are met.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in DevOps engineering.
- Strong experience working in a Java development environment.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS).
Salary (Rate): £530 daily
City: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
6 month contract within the public sector
Hybrid working - biweekly onsite in Manchester/Newcastle
£530 per day
Inside IR35
Active SC Clearance required
DevOps Engineer (Java / Kubernetes)
Our public sector client is seeking a number of talented DevOps Engineers to join the team and work on new piece of work. You’ll play a key role in designing, automating, and optimizing our cloud-native platforms, working closely with developers and architects to ensure smooth delivery of high-quality applications.
What you’ll do
- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Java-based applications.
- Deploy, monitor, and manage services running on Kubernetes (on-prem or cloud).
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Collaborate with software engineers to improve application reliability and scalability.
- Drive automation initiatives to enhance development and operations workflows.
- Ensure system security, resilience, and compliance best practices are met.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in DevOps engineering
- Strong experience working in a Java development environment
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS).
Next Steps
If you have active SC clearance and the relevant skills required for this opportunity, please apply with your CV and I will endeavour to get back to you.