DevOps Engineer

Contract DevOps Engineer

Rate: £600 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Remote, with 1 day per month onsite in Romsey
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Contract Length: Initially until the end of June 2027

Overview

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

• 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.

Essential Skills

Candidates must demonstrate strong commercial experience with the following:

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS
• Terraform
• Packer

Containerisation & Orchestration

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Rancher
• Helm

CI/CD & GitOps

• GitLab CI/CD
• ArgoCD
• JFrog Artifactory
• Conventional Commits

Automation & Development

• Python

Monitoring & Observability

• Grafana
• Prometheus
• OpenTelemetry

Desirable Experience

• 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.

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.