Lead Devops Engineer - SC Cleared
Henderson Scott
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 186KJob location
Remote
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Code Review
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Identity and Access Management
Python
Ansible
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Gitlab
GIT
SC Clearance
Containerization
Gitlab-ci
Kubernetes
Functional Programming
Terraform
Code Restructuring
Docker
Jenkins
Microservices
Job description
Role: Lead DevOps Engineer
Rate: £675 - £715 per day (Inside IR35 - Umbrella)
Location: Fully Remote (UK-Based)
Duration: Initial 6 months (extensions highly likely)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance (Required)
The Opportunity Join a high-profile Public Sector transformation programme. We are seeking a senior-level DevOps Engineer to serve as technical leads in the design and evolution of secure, cloud-native platforms. This is a pure IaC (Infrastructure as Code) environment focused on enterprise-scale resilience and security.
Core Technical Stack. AWS Master: Deep expertise across EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, and VPC.
- Terraform Expertise: Proven track record in designing and refactoring complex IaC environments (Git/GitLab integration).
- CI/CD Orchestration: Advanced experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins to automate end-to-end delivery pipelines.
- Containerization: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) for scaling microservices.
- Scripting: High proficiency in Python, Bash, and Ansible for automation and "code review" leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead Technical Design: Shape the architectural direction of the AWS environment.
- Refactoring & Quality: Lead code reviews and promote refactoring techniques to enhance a multi-site enterprise codebase.
- Security & Compliance: Implement robust security measures aligned to GDS and Home Office security standards.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the technical bridge between IT colleagues and business clients to track prioritisation and delivery.
Apply Now for immediate consideration
Requirements
Core Technical Stack. AWS Master: Deep expertise across EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, and VPC.
- Terraform Expertise: Proven track record in designing and refactoring complex IaC environments (Git/GitLab integration).
- CI/CD Orchestration: Advanced experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins to automate end-to-end delivery pipelines.
- Containerization: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) for scaling microservices.
- Scripting: High proficiency in Python, Bash, and Ansible for automation and "code review" leadership.
