DevOps Engineer - MUST HAVE SC CLEARANCE - Remote and London/Croydon - 4 months+/RATE: £535 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a DevOps Engineer.

Please find some details below:

Clearance required: SC Cleared

Job Description:

• We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing our infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments to enable efficient, reliable, and scalable software delivery.
• You will work closely with development, QA, and IT teams to streamline processes, automate deployments, and ensure system stability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure (eg, AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or CloudFormation
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues
• Collaborate with development teams to improve application performance and scalability
• Implement and maintain containerization and orchestration solutions (eg, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ensure adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements
• Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency
• Maintain documentation for systems, processes, and workflows

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (eg, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficiency in Scripting or programming languages (eg, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with version control systems (eg, Git)
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools (eg, Terraform)
• Understanding of networking, security, and system administration principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (eg, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools
• DevOps or cloud certifications (eg, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.