Job Description
Location: Hybrid - Croydon, UK (2–3 days on site), with some remote working
Client: Public Sector
Rate: £500-600 per day (Inside IR35 preferred, Outside IR35 considered)
Duration: 6 months (lots of scope, will be extended based on delivery)
Start: ASAP
Security Clearance: Must hold current, active SC clearance
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing delivery team supporting critical public services. You will be responsible for building and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using modern DevOps practices across AWS and Kubernetes environments.
This role requires an individual who is comfortable working in secure, high-assurance environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary agile teams.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure AWS infrastructure
Deploy and operate Kubernetes platforms (EKS or equivalent)
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Support containerised workloads (Docker, Helm)
Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve production incidents
Work closely with development, architecture and security teams
Ensure platforms meet security and compliance standards
Contribute to technical design and continuous improvement
Essential Skills & Experience
Active SC clearance (mandatory)
Strong hands-on experience with AWS
Strong experience with Kubernetes
Proven experience delivering production DevOps platforms
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation / Ansible)
CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
Container technologies (Docker, Helm)
Experience working in secure or regulated environments
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in agile teams
Desirable Experience
Experience working with UK Government or public sector clients
Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
SRE or reliability engineering practices
Security-focused DevOps implementations
Why Join?
Work on mission-critical systems within the Home Office
Hybrid working with flexibility
Opportunity to shape DevOps and cloud engineering standards
Competitive day rate with potential extension