DevOps Engineer
Big Red Recruitment
Quorndon, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 65KJob location
Quorndon, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing Security
Linux
DevOps
Scrum
Systems Development Life Cycle
Data Logging
SC Clearance
Containerization
Kubernetes
Terraform
Devsecops
Static Application Security Testing
Dynamic Application Security Testing
Job description
DevOps Engineer | Up to £65,000 | Hybrid (Leicestershire - Tuesday & Wednesday Onsite) | SC Clearance Required
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, build and improve secure AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
- Enhance CI/CD pipelines, automation and deployment reliability.
- Embed DevSecOps principles and security tooling into the software delivery lifecycle.
- Improve observability, monitoring and platform resilience.
- Drive automation and AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure and Support teams to improve delivery and engineering standards.
- Bring fresh ideas, challenge existing ways of working and help shape the future DevOps strategy.
Requirements
You'll ideally have experience with:
- AWS and Terraform
- Kubernetes (EKS desirable)
- CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Containerisation and Linux
- DevSecOps, SAST/DAST and cloud security best practices
- Monitoring, logging and observability
- Agile/Scrum environments
Must be able to achieve Security Clearance to agreed National levels Clean driving license and have access to a vehicle for use. Must already have the permanent right to work in the UK Proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
About the company
Join an engineering team delivering secure, highly available cloud platforms that support critical public safety services across the UK. Based in Leicestershire, you'll work on mission-critical systems where reliability, resilience and innovation are essential, playing a key role in modernising the technology behind services that make a real difference every day.
Our client is a long-established UK technology business undergoing an exciting engineering transformation. With significant investment in cloud technologies, AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices, they're building a culture focused on innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence engineering standards, introduce new ideas and help shape the future of DevOps within an organisation where your work has genuine real-world impact.