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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Consultant - **Company:** Hackajob Ltd - **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £85,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Web Portals, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Scripting - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5899595156 ## About the Role * Were looking for demonstrable experience in DevOps practices and the ability to learn modern technologies in the digital space. * Were looking for experience designing, building, and testing software release processes across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC). * Were looking for experience creating, modifying, and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines. * Were looking for experience creating application-performance dashboards and visualisations to identify and address potential problems proactively. * Were looking for experience using automated testing to detect security issues or vulnerabilities in application or infrastructure code before production (shift-left). * Were looking for strong experience operating and maintaining services primarily on at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Were looking for recent government or public-sector experience. * Were looking for experience delivering complex digital services aligned with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes identifying problems using RCA or 5-Whys methods and suggesting ways to prevent incidents from recurring. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes understanding cloud networking and security concepts. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes understanding containerisation and how to control and orchestrate containers in production environments. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes writing clean, organised, structured, version-controlled code. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes knowledge of at least one scripting language for complex automation tasks. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes preferring CLI tools over web portals. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes understanding SRE ways of working to improve service reliability and availability. * Relevant but non-essential experience includes auditing services for FinOps and SecOps compliance issues. * This role involves weekly on-site work and regular travel to client locations across the UK. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements. * Applicants must hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process. The posting states that eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous UK residence for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days; nationality and immigration status may also be considered. * We welcome applicants who do not have all the listed experience, as we can provide coaching in these areas. ## Description * We lead responses to outages, triage issues, balance stakeholder priorities and concerns, and maintain open communication channels. * We design, develop, and implement continuous deployment solutions to help clients deliver software faster and more efficiently. * We build and maintain systems that enable teams to respond quickly to needs, including reliable, scalable systems for high-impact projects. * We learn about our clients ways of working and learn new tools and technologies as needed. * We ensure our work complies with our quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable client policies, standards, and procedures. 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