SC Cleared DevOps Engineer

Job Title: SC Cleared DevOps Engineer

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 12 months (with scope to extend)

Work Location: Remote, UK Based

Clearance: SC Clearance required

Interview Process: MS Teams, 1 stage

We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, highly automated cloud platforms primarily on Microsoft Azure, with openness to hybrid cloud experience across Azure and AWS. The role focuses on CI/CD automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerised workloads, security, and platform reliability within a regulated public sector environment.

This is a hands-on contract position requiring strong experience across Azure DevOps, Docker, Terraform, and cloud platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Automate provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure using Terraform (and ARM/Bicep where applicable)
• Build, deploy, and support Docker-based containerised workloads across multiple environments
• Operate and support Azure PaaS and IaaS services with a strong focus on security, reliability, and cost optimisation
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response for cloud platforms
• Support production operations including incident management, root-cause analysis, and operational runbooks
• Collaborate with platform, application, and data teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions
• Support hybrid cloud patterns and tooling where workloads span Azure and AWS

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer on Azure
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
• Practical experience with Docker and containerised deployments
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
• Broad Azure platform experience including identity, networking, storage, and security services
• Experience operating secure cloud platforms in regulated environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed cloud systems

Additional Information

• Contract engagement
• Focused on Azure-first DevOps and platform engineering
• Open to candidates with hybrid cloud (Azure & AWS) experience