DevOps Engineers (SC Cleared / Eligible)
12 Month Contract
Fully Remote (UK Only)
Rate: £500 per day
We’re supporting a major UK public sector programme and are looking for experienced DevOps Engineers to join a large-scale transformation initiative starting ASAP.
This is a high-impact opportunity to be part of a long-term programme focused on decommissioning a legacy mainframe system and delivering a modern, cloud-native data platform that will support critical UK policing services.
What you’ll be doing
* Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery
* Managing AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
* Deploying and scaling applications with Docker & Kubernetes
* Supporting the transition from legacy systems to secure, cloud-native services
* Collaborating within a distributed engineering team in a security-sensitive environment
What we’re looking for
* Strong hands-on experience with AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps tooling
* Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
* Experience working with modern application stacks (Java, Node, React, Postgres)
* Comfortable working in regulated or secure environments
* Strong communication and collaboration skills
* Bonus: Experience with LLM-assisted engineering tools such as Claude
Security Requirements
* Active SC Clearance OR eligible to obtain SC Clearance
* NPPV3 is desirable but not essential
Contract Details
* 12 Month Contract
* Inside IR35
* Fully Remote (no travel required)
* IT equipment provided
* Immediate start preferred
Please note that this contract is inside IR35! SC Clearance is preferred but we can look at eligible candidates.