Principal DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Anson McCade
£575 Per day
Inside
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of SC Cleared DevOps Engineer focuses on enhancing AWS delivery capabilities within a significant public sector digital programme. This senior, hands-on position emphasizes cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD processes in a mission-critical environment. The role requires active SC clearance and extensive experience in AWS DevOps practices. Candidates will collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure operational stability and successful production deployments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure at scale
- Own and improve CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes
- Drive automation, resilience and operational stability
- Work closely with engineering teams on production deployments
Key Skills:
- Active SC Clearance
- Strong AWS DevOps experience
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK
- Docker, EKS/ECS
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, AWS-native)
Salary (Rate): £575 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
SC Cleared DevOps Engineer (AWS) Contract | 6 months Remote-first (UK) with occasional London on-site Inside IR35 | £550–£575 per day
A large, high-impact public sector digital programme is hiring SC-cleared DevOps Engineers to strengthen its AWS delivery capability. This is a senior, hands-on role focused on cloud infrastructure, automation and CI/CD within a mission-critical environment.
What You’ll Do
- Build and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure at scale
- Own and improve CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes
- Drive automation, resilience and operational stability
- Work closely with engineering teams on production deployments
Must-Have
- Active SC Clearance
- Strong AWS DevOps experience
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK
- Docker, EKS/ECS
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, AWS-native)
Contract Details
£550–£575 per day (Inside IR35) 6 months Remote-first , occasional London on-site
To hear more get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade.