DevOps Engineer
ECS Recruitment Group
Leicester, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 71KJob location
Remote
Leicester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Key Management
Ansible
Zero Trust Network Access
Kubernetes
Terraform
Job description
We are supporting a major IT service provider looking for a highly experienced DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and industrialise modern cloud-native platforms across public and private cloud environments. This is a key role supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and zero-trust security. Key Responsibilities:
- Build and operate platforms across GCP (GKE / GKE On-Prem / GDC)
- Manage Kubernetes at scale (lifecycle, upgrades, Day 0/1/2, drift remediation)
- Deliver GitOps-first operations (ArgoCD)
- Develop IaC using Terraform Enterprise, Ansible & Metalsoft
- Build multi-stage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Embed Zero Trust principles, secrets management (Akeyless) & compliance controls (DORA)
- Lead platform modernisation and DevOps transformation initiatives
Requirements
- Strong CI/CD & IaC automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Ansible)
- Kubernetes operations & cluster lifecycle management
- GitOps and TFE workspace/module design
- Secrets management & secure platform engineering (Akeyless preferred)
- Experience building reusable "Golden Path" infrastructure
- Strong understanding of security, compliance & regulated environments
About the company
ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
