Platform Engineer - Active SC, Terraform, Azure

Summary: The role of Platform Engineer requires an individual with Active SC Clearance to work for a prominent consultancy in the public sector. The position focuses on leveraging Terraform and Azure for infrastructure as code and managing CI/CD pipelines. The contract is for a duration of 6 months and is offered on a remote basis. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps practices and cloud services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as a Platform/DevOps Engineer within the public sector.
• Utilize Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Configure and manage Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage Azure cloud services and components.
• Implement Docker containerisation.
• Utilize security scanning tooling.
• Write scripts in Bash and potentially Python.
• Manage Git-based version control in Azure DevOps.

Key Skills:

• Proven commercial experience as a Platform/DevOps Engineer.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong experience with Terraform.
• Experience configuring Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Azure cloud services.
• Practical experience with Docker.
• Knowledge of security scanning tools like Trivy.
• Scripting proficiency in Bash; Python is desirable.
• Solid understanding of Git-based version control.

Salary (Rate): £480 per day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Platform Engineer - Active SC, Terraform, Azure

Up to £480 per day - Inside IR35

Remote

6 months

My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who urgently require a Platform Engineer with Active SC Clearance for an end client within the public sector.

Key Requirements:

• Proven commercial experience working as a Platform/DevOps Engineer within the public sector.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong, commercial experience with Terraform for IaC.
• Proven track record configuring and managing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Azure cloud services and components.
• Practical experience with Docker containerisation.
• Knowledge of security scanning tooling (Trivy or similar).
• Scripting proficiency in Bash (Python is desirable).
• Solid understanding of Git-based version control, specifically within Azure DevOps.

Nice to have:

• Immediate availability.

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