Senior DevOps Engineer SC - #1698280

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared or Eligible)

Location: Hybrid – Remote & Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Contract Type: 6-Month Contract

Clearance: SC Cleared or Eligible

Day Rate: £475–£525/day inside IR35

Start Date: ASAP

About the Role:

We're hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a fast-paced public sector digital transformation programme. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact cloud-native services hosted in AWS, supporting millions of users across the UK.

You'll join a multidisciplinary agile team, contributing to CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability. The role demands strong technical expertise and a deep understanding of cloud and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure on AWS

Implement IaC using Terraform and Ansible

Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins

Deploy and manage containers using Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes

Configure logging and monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues

Implement AWS best practices in serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS)

Optimize system performance and automate repetitive tasks

Collaborate with cross-functional delivery teams in an Agile environment

Essential Skills & Experience:

Active SC Clearance or eligibility (5+ years UK residency)

Strong hands-on AWS cloud experience

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible

Containers & orchestration: Docker, ECS, Kubernetes

CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI

Monitoring and logging using Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK

Serverless architecture knowledge: AWS Lambda, API Gateway

Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, Load Balancers, VPCs, SSL/TLS)

Desirable:

Agile/Scrum experience

Comfortable in hybrid teams (remote + on-site collaboration)

Strong communication and documentation skills