DevOps Engineer

Location:

Hybrid - Croydon, UK (2–3 days on site), with some remote working

Client:
Public Sector

Duration: 6 months (lots of scope, will be extended based on delivery)

Start: ASAP

Security Clearance:
Must hold current, active SC clearance

We are seeking an experienced Senior Dev Ops 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 Dev Ops 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.

• 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, Cloud Formation, 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

• Active SC clearance (mandatory)
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS
• Strong experience with Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Cloud Formation / Ansible)
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in agile teams
• Experience working with UK Government or public sector clients
• Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• SRE or reliability engineering practices
• Security‑focused Dev Ops implementations

• Work on mission‑critical systems within the Home Office
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Opportunity to shape Dev Ops and cloud engineering standards
• Competitive day rate with potential extension