DevOps Engineer

Project overview

Contract DevOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team delivering cloud-native platforms and modern deployment capabilities within a secure environment.

This role requires a strong technical background across AWS, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, automated environments while driving best practices across the software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Skills

Candidates must demonstrate strong commercial experience with the following:

Cloud & Infrastructure

Containerisation & Orchestration

CI/CD & GitOps

Automation & Development

Monitoring & Observability

Desirable Experience

Required Clearance

Candidates must hold active and transferable SC Clearance at the time of application.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

• Design, build and support AWS-based infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and Packer.
• Build, optimise and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement and support GitOps deployment methodologies using ArgoCD.
• Package and manage Kubernetes deployments through Helm.
• Administer and support Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments.
• Manage artefact repositories and release workflows using JFrog Artifactory.
• Develop tooling, automation and integrations using Python.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Promote engineering best practices, including Conventional Commits and robust release management processes.
• Troubleshoot platform, infrastructure and deployment issues across development and production environments.
• Work closely with developers, architects and stakeholders to improve platform reliability, security and delivery performance.
• AWS
• Terraform
• Packer
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Rancher
• Helm
• GitLab CI/CD
• ArgoCD
• JFrog Artifactory
• Conventional Commits
• Python
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• OpenTelemetry
• Experience within secure or government environments.
• Exposure to platform engineering practices.
• DevSecOps and security tooling experience.
• Experience operating large-scale container platforms.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• AWS certifications.

Project details

£600 per day

IR35: Outside IR35

Remote, with 1 day per month onsite in Romsey

Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

Contract Length: Initially until the end of June 2027

• Start: flexible
• Location: Remote - up to 1 day/month in Romsey, GB