Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: We are looking for experienced DevOps Engineers with a strong background in deploying and operating highly available, event-driven microservices platforms. We require hands-on experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. We need experience with Docker containers and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Docker Swarm. We require CI/CD experience with tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions. We need strong Linux administration skills, including shell scripting and command-line tooling. We require experience working in AWS environments and cloud infrastructure. We need monitoring and observability experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or InfluxDB. We require experience with SQL and relational databases. We need experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, scaling, and disaster recovery. We require knowledge of network security principles and protocols. We would value experience in managed service environments. We would value experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda. We would value experience with RabbitMQ or other AMQP/event-driven messaging platforms. We would value familiarity with cross-domain technologies and principles. We would value software development experience in Java, Go, Python, or similar languages. We require successful completion of security screening and clearance requirements due to the nature of the work and client environments. Responsibilities: We collaborate with development teams to promote releases into production efficiently and safely. We maintain highly available services using real-time monitoring and system metrics. We build and improve monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities. We investigate alerts and incidents and implement preventative and remedial actions. We work with customer stakeholders to coordinate releases and evolving service requirements. We drive automation to reduce manual operational overhead. We support continuous improvement across infrastructure, deployment, and operational processes. We deploy, maintain, and improve a highly available event-driven microservices platform built around Docker container services and AMQP messaging. We help ensure systems continue to meet demanding SLA and SLO targets. We work closely with feature delivery teams to support reliable production releases. Technologies: AWS Lambda Ansible CI/CD Cloud DevOps Docker EC2 GitHub Grafana Support Java Jenkins Kubernetes Linux Network OpenShift Prometheus Python RabbitMQ SQL Security Terraform microservices More: We are a growing technology company founded in 2019 by engineers solving complex cross-domain challenges within government organisations. We now have a team of over 100 specialists across the UK, working remotely, hybrid, and on client sites to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative systems for our customers. This is a fully remote DevOps Engineer contract role, offered outside IR35 at £500–£600 per day, supporting the deployment and ongoing operation of a sophisticated cross-domain platform in a managed service environment. last updated 20 week of 2026