Location: London Job Type: Contract Industry: Digital Workspace Job reference: BBBH437237_1776436069 Posted: about 8 hours ago
EBSA - IDAM DevOps HO - SFIA 4/5
Rate 650 - 700
Clearance required: Security Clearance (SC) required | NPPV3 eligible Nationality requirement: Single National
Location: London
Sector: Public
Job Description:
"Senior DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes & OpenLDAP
Security Clearance (SC) required | NPPV3 eligible
Role Summary
Highly experienced DevOps engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering and OpenLDAP integration, operating at senior level. Responsible for designing, implementing, and leading secure, scalable containerised platforms within a regulated environment. Provides hands-on technical leadership while managing a small DevOps team delivering test-focused CI/CD capabilities.
Core Expertise (Heavy)
· Kubernetes (Platform Engineering & Operations)
1. Cluster design, provisioning, upgrade and lifecycle management
2. RBAC, network policies, pod security standards
3. Ingress controllers, service mesh integration
4. Multi-environment strategy (Dev/Test/Prod)
5. Troubleshooting complex production issues
6. Helm/Kustomize-based deployments
7. Performance tuning and resilience engineering
OpenLDAP (Enterprise Identity Integration)
8. Installation, configuration and hardening of OpenLDAP
9. Schema design and directory structuring
10. Secure authentication integration (LDAPS, certificates, RBAC mapping)
11. Kubernetes authentication via LDAP
12. Identity federation patterns across CI/CD tooling
13. High availability and replication strategies
14. Troubleshooting directory performance and sync issues
Jenkins (CI/CD Architecture & Engineering)
15. Pipeline-as-code (Groovy)
16. Shared libraries and pipeline governance
17. Integration with Kubernetes agents
18. Secure credential management
19. Test automation integration
20. Release orchestration
Strong Working Knowledge (Moderate)
21. Docker - image optimisation, multi-stage builds, secure base imagesPython - automation, scripting, infrastructure tooling
Working Knowledge (Light)
22. AWS - IAM, networking concepts, container servicesTerraform - infrastructure-as-code principles, module consumption
Team Leadership
· Accountability for individual engineer performance, development and delivery
· Regular performance feedback and coaching
· Skills development and knowledge uplift within the team
Delivery & Governance
23. Point of contact for DevOps-related requestsAssist the tech lead with Technical design authority for incoming workOversight and governance of Production releasesEnsuring secure delivery aligned to SC-cleared environment requirements
Key Characteristics
24. Operates independently within defined frameworks (SFIA Level 4)Provides technical leadership and directionMakes informed decisions in complex secure environmentsStrong stakeholder communication skillsSecurity-first mindset suitable for government / regulated environments Other networking technologies"
'This role requires additional vetting, which means this could take longer than our normal onboarding process. You will require additional vetting for this position, which means the process can take longer than the usual onboarding process with Capgemini. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.'