DevOps Engineer

SC Cleared DevOps / Platform Engineer – Central Government

£400–£500 per day | Inside IR35 | 12-Month Contract | Fully Remote

We are looking for an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer to join a major Central Government programme on an initial 12-month contract.

This opportunity is ideally suited to an engineer with a strong background in AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes and GitHub Actions, who also has some hands-on experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.

The role will be predominantly focused on DevOps, cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, with a smaller element of full-stack development responsibilities.

The Role

You will work within an established engineering team, helping to design, build, automate and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and applications supporting critical UK public services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, building and maintaining cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Building, maintaining and optimising CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, with a particular focus on workflow automation.
• Deploying, managing and supporting containerised applications using Kubernetes.
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, security and performance.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment processes and operational workflows.
• Supporting application development teams with cloud infrastructure, deployment and platform requirements.
• Contributing to full-stack development activities using TypeScript and JavaScript, particularly where applications integrate with AWS services.
• Troubleshooting infrastructure, deployment and application issues across cloud environments.
• Working collaboratively with software engineers, architects and other DevOps professionals within an Agile delivery environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience in DevOps Engineering or Platform Engineering.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure.
• Strong experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub, particularly GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation.
• Experience with TypeScript and JavaScript, with the ability to contribute to application development when required.
• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining automated deployment pipelines.
• Good understanding of cloud security, monitoring, infrastructure automation and platform reliability.
• Experience working within Agile engineering teams.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience delivering technology solutions within Central Government or the wider UK Public Sector.
• Experience with Node.js or other JavaScript-based backend technologies.
• Experience with AWS serverless technologies, including Lambda and API Gateway.
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, observability tooling and cloud-native architectures.
• Understanding of secure engineering practices within government environments.

Contract Details

• Position: DevOps / Platform Engineer
• Sector: Central Government
• Day Rate: £400–£500 per day
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Contract Length: Initial 12 months
• Location: Fully Remote (UK-based)
• Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is mandatory
• Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Security Clearance & Eligibility

Candidates must currently hold active UK Security Check (SC) clearance to be considered.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Apply

If you are an SC-cleared DevOps or Platform Engineer with strong AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes and GitHub automation experience, alongside some TypeScript/JavaScript development capability, we would be keen to hear from you.

Please apply with your latest CV or get in touch directly to discuss the opportunity in more detail.