SC Cleared DevOps Engineer - Remote - Inside IR35

About Us:

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery.

We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. By combining deep technical expertise with people-centred design, we create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact.

Our consultants partner directly with client teams, embedding into organisations to understand their goals, challenges, and users. This collaborative approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable outcomes across public and private sectors.

Past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery life cycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI.

We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact.

About You:

You are a motivated and adaptable professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems. You enjoy working in collaborative, agile teams and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions that make a tangible impact. With strong communication skills and a consultative approach, you're comfortable engaging with clients, understanding their needs, and translating them into effective outcomes.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a dynamic team supporting critical public sector digital infrastructure. In this role, you will design, deploy, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will work closely with development teams building services in Python (Flask) and Go, leveraging modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Infrastructure & Automation: Provision and manage secure GCP cloud infrastructure using Terraform, adhering to public sector security and compliance frameworks (eg, NCSC guidelines, Service Standard).

• Containerization & Orchestration: Build, optimize, and maintain Docker containers and container execution environments across modern GCP platforms (eg, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run).

• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Design and enhance deployment pipelines to deliver Python (Flask) microservices and Go microservices into development, test, and production environments.

• Application & Tooling Support: Write utility scripts, internal CLI tooling, or deployment automation natively in Python or Go.

• Security & Compliance: Implement principle of least privilege (IAM), manage secrets securely, and ensure continuous vulnerability scanning across application images and cloud resources.

• Monitoring & Reliability: Set up centralized logging, metrics, and alerting (Cloud Monitoring/Logging) to ensure high availability and actionable incident responses.

Required Technical Experience:

• Cloud Platform - Core GCP services (IAM, VPC, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager).

• Infrastructure as Code - Strong experience writing modular, reusable Terraform.

• Containers - Deep knowledge of Dockerfile best practices, image security, and container execution.

• Programming/Scripting - Proficiency in Python (supporting Flask services) and Go (tooling or microservice integration).

• CI/CD - Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, or Jenkins).

Desirable Criteria:

• Prior experience delivering projects within UK Public Sector frameworks (GDS/Central Government).

• Familiarity with public sector security standards and data handling practices.