Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

Duration: 9 Months

Location: Hybrid working (Hampshire, South Wales or North East)

Start: ASAP

Rate: £600-£650 per day

IR35 Status: Inside

We require a Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SC Cleared) for our government client to join an existing team supporting a newly commissioned platform; where you will embed Cloud best practices into the team.

You will help build their AWS capability in an exciting role for a newly commissioned Data Access Platform.

The Clients specialist IT and Services area invests in people and technology to drive the government's Cloud first policy, delivering digital products and services using commodity Cloud. To achieve this, they embed and pioneer the use of Cloud technologies to drive statistics for the public.

Responsibilities

Working alongside their Cloud Division team, as the Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SC Cleared), you will be focusing on developing best practices and sharing into the wider team.

Working on and become a subject matter expert in Cloud, especially AWS.

Designing and developing infrastructure as code, source code repositories and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines to execute change on Cloud environments.

Working to 'secure by design' principles you'll help form those designs as part of their multi-skilled teams including security specialists, technical architects, and delivery managers.

Working closely with colleagues in the Cloud Division and the wider technical and business teams and oversee their collaborative Agile ways of working, including setting up and leading on workshops, providing steering on Agile ceremonies, and promoting project management working practices such as Kanban.

You will also be involved in coaching and supporting colleagues in all aspects of the work including non-functional requirements, ensuring availability, security, capacity and performance for the platform.

Essential Skills/Experience required:

As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SC Cleared), you will possess the following skills & experience:

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues supported by excellent communication and customer service experience.

Ability to coach, mentor and provide constructive feedback to colleagues in delivering technical solutions.

Have experience of administering Cloud technology in Amazon Web Services, and understand security principles for Cloud infrastructure.

Familiarity with using 'Infrastructure as Code' tools such as Terraform, GitHub and CI/CD pipelines such as Concourse.

Technical skills

Programming and Build (Practitioner)

Information Security (Practitioner)

Service Support (Expert)

Availability and Capability Management (Working)

Please be advised for this role you will be required to be on the client site two days per week. There are three office locations you can choose from which are Hampshire, South Wales or Darlington in the North East.

Certes IT Service Solutions welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds

To apply for this role please email your CV to: Joanne Stanley
email: (see below)

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