Senior DevOps Engineer - Design, Automation, Testing, Mentoring, Hybrid, 12 months SC Cleared

Project overview

Senior DevOps Engineer - Design, Automation, Testing, Mentoring, Hybrid, 12 months SC Cleared

Our client within the Public Sector seeks a proven SC cleared Lead DevOps specialist who can deliver strategy across products and services, guiding a small team to build stable, available and high-quality systems. Working with Engineering and Architecture Leads, you will set technical direction, oversee complex work and promote automation and DevOps best practice.

You will be designing reusable libraries, templates and services; coordinating integration builds and testing; and leading release planning, risk assessment, deployment automation and rollback readiness. You will also coach your team, advise senior stakeholders and share good practice across the wider engineering community.

Experience

Proven experience leading DevOps or platform engineering teams, including mentoring and developing engineers.

Strong background designing, building and operating reliable services and working across complex technical environments.

Experience with CI/CD, integration builds, automated testing and release management, including risk assessment and rollback planning.

Ability to develop reusable engineering tools, services and standards, and guide others in their adoption.

Confidence advising senior stakeholders and collaborating across teams and organisations.

Excellent communication skills and a commitment to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Essential:

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Engineering

Terraform

Gitlab pipelines

Desirable:

Networking skills

Cloud computing qualification

Public sector

Cloud deployment AWS azure, google cloud

We encourage minority, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this opportunity further.

Project details

• Start: 21/11/2026
• Duration: 12 months with possible extension
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: multiple locations available, UK, GB
• Languages: English