DevOps Engineer

Lucid Support Services Ltd

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Command-Line Interface

Linux

DevOps

Monitoring of Systems

Live Connect (Windows)

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

SC Clearance

Containerization

Kubernetes

Infrastructure Automation Frameworks

Cloudwatch

Terraform

Devsecops

Docker

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

Contract: 6 months

Day Rate: To be discussed/negotiable depending on experience

Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

Experience Level: 6 - 15+ years

Opportunities: Multiple openings

Location: Hybrid - 2 days onsite (London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff or Blackpool)

Overview:

We're working with a leading organisation delivering large-scale digital programmes within the UK public sectorand are looking to engage several DevOps Engineers to support delivery and platform teams.

These roles will operate across cloud-hosted environments, with opportunities to focus on delivery, platform engineering, or security-led DevOps, depending on project requirements and individual experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines
Design and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Support and troubleshoot live production environments
Work across AWS cloud environments to deliver scalable solutions
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment, automation, and reliability
Operate comfortably within Linux/CLI environments

Essential Skills (Must Have)

Strong hands-on experience with AWS
Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Experience supporting live services/production issues
Comfortable working within Linux/command line environments

Desirable Skills:

Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Configuration management tools (Ansible, Packer)
Monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
DevSecOps or security-focused engineering
Platform or shared services DevOps experience
Previous experience within the UK Public Sector

What's on Offer:

Opportunity to work on high-impact public sector digital programmes
Flexible alignment across delivery, platform, or security-focused teams
Collaborative, Agile delivery environment
Multiple roles available across varying levels of seniority

Important:

Active SC Clearance is required for this role
Candidates must be able to attend site twice per week in one of the listed locations

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note that due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every applicant. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

At Lucid, we celebrate difference and value diverse perspectives, underpinned by our values 'Honesty, Integrity and Pragmatism'. We are proud to provide equal opportunities in line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy and welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people, regardless of personal characteristics. If you have a disability or health condition and seek support throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.