SC Cleared DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Montash
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The SC Cleared DevOps Engineer role involves designing, building, and operating secure cloud platforms primarily on Microsoft Azure, with a focus on CI/CD automation and Infrastructure-as-Code. This hands-on contract position requires strong experience in Azure DevOps, Docker, Terraform, and cloud operations within a regulated public sector environment. The role also emphasizes collaboration with various teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions and support hybrid cloud patterns. Candidates must possess SC clearance and be prepared for a remote working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Automate provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure using Terraform (and ARM/Bicep where applicable)
- Build, deploy, and support Docker-based containerised workloads across multiple environments
- Operate and support Azure PaaS and IaaS services with a strong focus on security, reliability, and cost optimisation
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response for cloud platforms
- Support production operations including incident management, root-cause analysis, and operational runbooks
- Collaborate with platform, application, and data teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions
- Support hybrid cloud patterns and tooling where workloads span Azure and AWS
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer on Azure
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Practical experience with Docker and containerised deployments
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
- Broad Azure platform experience including identity, networking, storage, and security services
- Experience operating secure cloud platforms in regulated environments
- Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed cloud systems
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: SC Cleared DevOps Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 12 months (with scope to extend)
Work Location: Remote, UK Based
Clearance: SC Clearance required
Interview Process: MS Teams, 1 stage
We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, highly automated cloud platforms primarily on Microsoft Azure, with openness to hybrid cloud experience across Azure and AWS. The role focuses on CI/CD automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerised workloads, security, and platform reliability within a regulated public sector environment. This is a hands-on contract position requiring strong experience across Azure DevOps, Docker, Terraform, and cloud platform operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Automate provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure using Terraform (and ARM/Bicep where applicable)
- Build, deploy, and support Docker-based containerised workloads across multiple environments
- Operate and support Azure PaaS and IaaS services with a strong focus on security, reliability, and cost optimisation
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response for cloud platforms
- Support production operations including incident management, root-cause analysis, and operational runbooks
- Collaborate with platform, application, and data teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions
- Support hybrid cloud patterns and tooling where workloads span Azure and AWS
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer on Azure
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Practical experience with Docker and containerised deployments
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
- Broad Azure platform experience including identity, networking, storage, and security services
- Experience operating secure cloud platforms in regulated environments
- Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed cloud systems
Additional Information
- Contract engagement
- Focused on Azure-first DevOps and platform engineering
- Open to candidates with hybrid cloud (Azure & AWS) experience