Azure DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared
Summary
Six-month-plus contract (inside IR35, £650-675/day) for an SC-cleared Azure DevOps Engineer in London/hybrid, supporting a confidential UK government project. Day to day: leading DevOps work, building CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure/GCP with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins and Python/Bash/PowerShell; requires active transferable UK SC clearance and sole British nationality.
SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer
Location: London/Hybrid
Contract: 6 months +
Rate: £650 to £675 per day - Inside IR35
Clearance: Active, transferable UK SC
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a specialist team delivering secure and innovative technology solutions within a confidential government environment.
Essential Skills & Experience
- 7+ years' DevOps experience
- Experience leading DevOps teams and mentoring junior engineers
- Strong experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP
- Design and management of CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with Jenkins, Git, Bamboo or cloud-native CI/CD tooling
- Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience
- Scripting with Python, Bash and/or PowerShell
- Experience producing technical designs and documentation
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Passion for automation, innovation and emerging technologies
Desirable Skills
- Understanding of SRE principles
- Experience with PKI and TLS
- Experience working within secure or government environments
Security Requirements - Essential
- Active and transferable UK SC clearance
- Clearance generally less than 10 years old, with at least 12 months remaining (18 months preferred)
- Must have worked on a Government/Police contract requiring NSV clearance within the last 12 months
- Must not have resided overseas for more than 6 months during any break in government service
- Sole British National only - no dual nationality
- UK/British passport only; no OCI, NICOP or equivalent additional national identity documentationClient and project details are confidential.
Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Git, Python, Bash, PowerShell, SRE, PKI, TLS