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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared - **Company:** Opus Recruitment Solutions - **Location:** Martock, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £91,000.0 - £130,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Services, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Databases, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, MongoDB, Release Management, Prometheus, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Engineering, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Grafana, SC Clearance, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Deployment Automation, Cloud Optimization, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Docker, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5883869665 ## About the Role Clearance: Active SC Clearance required (or eligible to hold SC with current clearance process already completed), * Strong hands-on AWS experience, including services such as ECS, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS and related platform components. * Proven Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise. * Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitLab CI. * Strong Docker and containerisation experience. * Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch. * Knowledge of AWS security best practices, IAM and Well-Architected principles. * Experience implementing automation and reducing manual operational overhead. * Good understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, DNS, load balancing and cloud connectivity. * Knowledge of Git workflows, branching strategies and release management. * Experience working with serverless services and event-driven architectures. * Exposure to database technologies, including MongoDB and other modern data platforms. Desirable Experience * Public sector or government project experience. * Cloud cost optimisation and FinOps awareness. * DevSecOps and security automation experience. * Knowledge of AI-enabled AWS services such as Bedrock and document-processing services such as Textract. * Experience supporting highly regulated or security-sensitive environments. This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term digital transformation programme where you'll play a key role in shaping cloud platforms, automation practices and modern engineering delivery! ## Description We are supporting a major public sector digital transformation programme and are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team delivering secure, scalable and cloud-native solutions. This role will focus on the design, automation and optimisation of AWS-based infrastructure and delivery platforms, working closely with software engineers, architects, testers and delivery teams to enable reliable, secure and efficient software release processes., * Build, maintain and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles. * Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines, with a strong focus on GitLab CI. * Automate deployment, configuration and operational processes to improve efficiency and reliability. * Support containerised workloads and cloud-native deployment patterns. * Implement monitoring, logging and observability solutions to improve platform visibility and operational performance. * Drive infrastructure resilience, scalability, security and cost optimisation initiatives. * Support incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities. * Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful delivery of platform and application services. * Promote DevOps best practices and continuous improvement across engineering teams. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [Hosting a modern justice system](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/332-hosting-a-modern-justice-system) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers)