DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a public sector team delivering secure, scalable, and reliable digital infrastructure. You'll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that support critical government services, ensuring they are resilient, secure, and compliant with public sector standards.

Day to day duties:

• Designing, deploying, and managing containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes, including managed offerings such as AKS and EKS
• Building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, alongside configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef
• Managing and optimising cloud environments across Azure and AWS
• Developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Writing automation scripts and tooling using Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Implementing and maintaining monitoring and logging solutions to ensure system visibility, reliability, and performance
• Applying strong security practices across infrastructure, pipelines, and deployments, in line with government security standards
• Designing and troubleshooting networking configurations across cloud and hybrid environments
• Managing identity and access management (IAM) solutions to ensure secure, least-privilege access
• Collaborating with development, security, and operations teams to promote DevOps best practice and continuous improvement

Skill set:

• Proven experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and at least one configuration management tool (Ansible or Chef)
• Solid experience working across Azure and/or AWS, including managed Kubernetes services (AKS/EKS)
• Strong understanding of containerisation principles and tooling (Docker)
• Experience building pipelines in GitLab CI/CD (or similar CI/CD platforms)
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Working knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (eg Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch)
• Good understanding of security best practices in cloud and DevOps environments
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals (VPCs/VNets, load balancing, DNS, Firewalls)
• Experience with identity and access management concepts (RBAC, SSO, managed identities/IAM roles)
• Ability to obtain or hold UK government security clearance

Desirable

• Experience working within public sector or highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with GDS (Government Digital Service) standards and ways of working
• Certifications such as CKA, Terraform Associate, AWS/Azure certifications

Applicants must have active SC Clearance to be considered.