DevOps Consultant
Posted 1 week ago by Lucid Support Services Ltd
£74 Per hour
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: Seeking an experienced DevOps Consultant to support digital and cloud transformation projects within the public sector. The role focuses on resolving infrastructure and service incidents, enhancing efficiency through automation, and driving improvements across development and operations teams. The position requires SC Clearance and is classified as inside IR35. The expected duration is 6 months, starting on 23 March 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and manage automated infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Implement and maintain containerisation and orchestration solutions with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Deliver and optimise cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including performance, security, and scalability.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
- Embed security throughout the development lifecycle (DevSecOps) using tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, or similar.
- Support continuous integration, monitoring, and automation to improve system reliability and uptime.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve incidents, improve build quality, and enhance service delivery.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or systems automation.
- Strong knowledge of IaC, CI/CD, and container orchestration.
- Proven experience across one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Practical understanding of monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure deployment practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and collaboration skills.
- Capable of leading best practice adoption and mentoring teams in modern DevOps approaches.
Salary (Rate): £74.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: DevOps Consultant
Location: Remote
Clearance: SC Clearance (no dual nationals)
Duration: 6 months (expected start: 23 March 2026)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Day Rate: £590
Overview
Seeking an experienced DevOps professional to support digital and cloud transformation projects within the public sector. The role involves resolving infrastructure and service incidents, preventing recurrence through automation and service improvements, and driving efficiency across development and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and manage automated infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Implement and maintain containerisation and orchestration solutions with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Deliver and optimise cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including performance, security, and scalability.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
- Embed security throughout the development lifecycle (DevSecOps) using tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, or similar.
- Support continuous integration, monitoring, and automation to improve system reliability and uptime.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve incidents, improve build quality, and enhance service delivery.
Experience & Skills
- 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or systems automation.
- Strong knowledge of IaC, CI/CD, and container orchestration.
- Proven experience across one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Practical understanding of monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure deployment practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and collaboration skills.
- Capable of leading best practice adoption and mentoring teams in modern DevOps approaches.
Additional Requirements
Background checks (including criminal history, employment, education, and ID verification) must be completed before engagement.