Lead Devops Engineer - SC Cleared

Lead Devops Engineer - SC Cleared

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£715 Per day
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Summary: The Lead DevOps Engineer role involves serving as a technical lead in a high-profile Public Sector transformation programme, focusing on the design and evolution of secure, cloud-native platforms. The position requires expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within an AWS environment, emphasizing enterprise-scale resilience and security. The role is fully remote and requires active SC Clearance. The initial contract duration is six months, with extensions likely.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead Technical Design: Shape the architectural direction of the AWS environment.
  • Refactoring & Quality: Lead code reviews and promote refactoring techniques to enhance a multi-site enterprise codebase.
  • Security & Compliance: Implement robust security measures aligned to GDS and Home Office security standards.
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the technical bridge between IT colleagues and business clients to track prioritisation and delivery.

Key Skills:

  • AWS Master: Deep expertise across EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, and VPC.
  • Terraform Expertise: Proven track record in designing and refactoring complex IaC environments (Git/GitLab integration).
  • CI/CD Orchestration: Advanced experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins to automate end-to-end delivery pipelines.
  • Containerization: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) for scaling microservices.
  • Scripting: High proficiency in Python, Bash, and Ansible for automation and "code review" leadership.

Salary (Rate): £715 per day

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Lead DevOps Engineer

Rate: £675 - £715 per day (Inside IR35 - Umbrella)

Location: Fully Remote (UK-Based)

Duration: Initial 6 months (extensions highly likely)

Clearance: Active SC Clearance (Required)

The Opportunity Join a high-profile Public Sector transformation programme. We are seeking a senior-level DevOps Engineer to serve as technical leads in the design and evolution of secure, cloud-native platforms. This is a pure IaC (Infrastructure as Code) environment focused on enterprise-scale resilience and security.

Core Technical Stack. AWS Master: Deep expertise across EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, and VPC.

  • Terraform Expertise: Proven track record in designing and refactoring complex IaC environments (Git/GitLab integration).

  • CI/CD Orchestration: Advanced experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins to automate end-to-end delivery pipelines.

  • Containerization: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) for scaling microservices.

  • Scripting: High proficiency in Python, Bash, and Ansible for automation and "code review" leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Technical Design: Shape the architectural direction of the AWS environment.

  • Refactoring & Quality: Lead code reviews and promote refactoring techniques to enhance a multi-site enterprise codebase.

  • Security & Compliance: Implement robust security measures aligned to GDS and Home Office security standards.

  • Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the technical bridge between IT colleagues and business clients to track prioritisation and delivery.

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