Devops Engineer/SRE (Azure, AWS) - Inside IR35

Devops Engineer/SRE (Azure, AWS) - Inside IR35

Posted 1 day ago by 1771246665

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Milton Keynes, UK

Summary: DevOps Engineer (AWS, Azure) is sought to join a leading brand in Milton Keynes, focusing on improving Kubernetes operations and managing incident responses. The role offers excellent rates and a long-term engagement with a hybrid working model, requiring three days a week in the office. Candidates should have experience in regulated environments and be proficient in various cloud technologies. The position emphasizes automation, observability, and reliability within cloud infrastructures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Operate and improve Kubernetes across AWS, Azure, and on-prem.
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis.
  • Manage cluster lifecycle (upgrades, patching, networking, Rancher).
  • Own observability and reliability (monitoring, alerting, SLO/SLI).
  • Drive GitOps automation (Fleet) and security (API gateway/WAF, CVEs, scanning).

Key Skills:

  • Kubernetes, Rancher, GitOps, Linux, cloud networking.
  • Automation/scripting (Python/Go/Bash).
  • IaC (Terraform, Crossplane) and CI/CD.
  • Observability tools (Grafana/Prometheus/OpenTelemetry).
  • Experience in regulated environments (PCI DSS/GDPR).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Milton Keynes

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

  • Inside IR35
  • Hybrid - 3 days a week in MK
Devops Engineer (AWS, Azure) required to join a leading brand in Milton Keynes.

Excellent rates, long-term engagement & hybrid working.

Responsibilities
  • Operate and improve Kubernetes across AWS, Azure, and on-prem.
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis.
  • Manage cluster lifecycle (upgrades, patching, networking, Rancher).
  • Own observability and reliability (monitoring, alerting, SLO/SLI).
  • Drive GitOps automation (Fleet) and security (API gateway/WAF, CVEs, scanning).

Key Skills
  • Kubernetes, Rancher, GitOps, Linux, cloud networking.
  • Automation/scripting (Python/Go/Bash).
  • IaC (Terraform, Crossplane) and CI/CD.
  • Observability tools (Grafana/Prometheus/OpenTelemetry).
  • Experience in regulated environments (PCI DSS/GDPR).

Nice to Have
  • AWS ops, hybrid cloud, service mesh, payments/regulated background.

Open to candidates who can travel to Milton Keynes 3 days a week.