DevOps Engineer - SC - Remote
Posted 1 day ago by Anson McCade
£575 Per day
Inside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: A leading global technology and services provider is seeking two experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineers for a home-based role with occasional London site visits. The position involves delivering and optimizing cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities within a high-profile environment, focusing on AWS cloud platforms. Candidates must have current SC clearance and extensive experience in AWS services, automation, and CI/CD practices. The contract is expected to last 4-6 months, pending clearance transfer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver and optimize cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities at scale.
- Work on complex AWS cloud platforms and influence DevOps strategy.
- Engage in hands-on automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
- Support large-scale, mission-critical systems with AWS environments.
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions.
Key Skills:
- Current SC Clearance.
- Extensive experience with AWS cloud environments.
- Deep knowledge of AWS services (compute, networking, security, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).
- Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.).
- Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, EKS, ECS).
- Background in Linux and/or Windows systems administration.
- Experience with monitoring solutions (CloudWatch, ELK, etc.).
- AWS certifications (desirable).
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
- Knowledge of Cloud Landing Zones and enterprise cloud adoption best practices.
- Background supporting Java-based applications in cloud environments.
Salary (Rate): £575 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
A leading global technology and services provider is supporting a Home Office programme and is looking to engage two experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineers on an initial contract basis. This role sits within a high-profile, mission-critical environment, delivering and optimising cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities at scale. The position offers the opportunity to work on complex AWS cloud platforms, influencing DevOps strategy while remaining hands-on across automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code. s. This is a home-based role with occasional London site visits when required. A delayed start is expected while SC clearance is transferred to the Home Office.
What’s on Offer
- Contract length: 4–6 months initially
- Rate: £575 per day (Inside IR35)
- Start: Approximately 6 weeks (pending clearance transfer)
- Location: Remote with London site visits as required
- Exposure to large-scale, enterprise AWS environments
- Senior, influential role with real technical ownership
What You Need to Apply
- Current SC Clearance (mandatory)
- Extensive experience designing, provisioning, and maintaining AWS cloud environments supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems
- Deep knowledge across AWS services including compute, networking, security, identity, storage, containers, governance, and databases
- Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK)
- Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions
- Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, EKS, ECS)
- Strong background in Linux and/or Windows systems administration
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic)
Desirable Experience
- AWS certifications
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
- Knowledge of Cloud Landing Zones and enterprise cloud adoption best practices
- Background supporting Java-based applications in cloud environments