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Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
Rate: Up to £100 an hour
Start: January 2026
Location: Hybrid – Must be willing to attend London site as required
Clearance: Active SC clearance required
We are supporting a high-impact public sector AI/data platform project delivering secure, on-prem and cloud-based solutions. The project involves building scalable infrastructure and enabling GenAI capabilities such as LLMs, vector stores, and advanced data pipelines to support next-generation decision-making and insights.
We’re seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer who can provide both technical leadership and hands-on delivery. You’ll be working closely with both internal and client teams to establish best-in-class DevOps practices and mentor a small team of junior engineers and civil servants.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and mentor a small, less experienced client-side DevOps team
2. Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure
3. Present technical updates to stakeholders and support key decision-making
4. Work collaboratively in a hybrid, agile environment
5. Contribute to secure, scalable deployments of GenAI and data-driven tools
6. Produce clear and maintainable documentation of configurations and processes
Essential Skills:
7. 5+ years' experience in DevOps with a strong track record of delivery
8. Strong Azure cloud expertise (VMs, networking, Key Vault, APIM, etc.)
9. Experience with on-premises open-source components and containerized environments
10. Proven leadership, communication, and mentoring capabilities
11. Familiarity with data pipelines, vector stores, and GenAI/LLM integration
12. Excellent documentation and team collaboration skills
Technical Stack:
13. Azure Cloud Services (incl. Azure DevOps, ACR, Functions, Logic Apps)
14. Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Argo CD
15. Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Helm
16. Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Azure Monitor
17. Security tools: SonarQube, Trivy, Checkov, ZAP
18. GenAI integration tools and vector stores (desirable)
If you are interested in this exciting DevOps Engineer opportunity with a leading aircraft manufacture based in London, please apply with your up-to-date CV.