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# Senior DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** SUMMER-BROWNING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- **Location:** Blackpool, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000 - £169,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Scripting, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Palo Alto Networks, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-ABE8CBA6880DEB2CA1/

## About the Role

The ideal candidates will have an active Security Clearance and proven background in DevOps Engineering, with the following skills and experience:

 * Proficiency in AWS services, encompassing EC2, ELB, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3, VPC Lattice, Transit Gateway, and VPN.
 * Practical knowledge of essential DevOps tools, including Git, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, and Terraform
 * Extensive hands-on proficiency with F5 load balancers.
 * Strong expertise in Firewall platforms, specifically Palo Alto Networks and Check Point.
 * Preferred familiarity with Zscaler..
 * Strong Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or comparable languages
 * Demonstrated experience in managing production systems, particularly within regulated or high-availability environments.
 * A proven track record of effectively mentoring junior team members.
 * Experience working within Digital, Data, and Technology (DDAT), the Government Digital Service (GDS), or other public sector digital frameworks - highly desire

## Description

Summer-Browning Associates is currently assisting our client in the Public Sector, who is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a 12-month assignment.