DevOps Engineer (AWS/Azure)
Summary
6-month contract DevOps engineer (inside IR35) on a UK Central Government programme, owning deployments, environment management and CI/CD pipelines while supporting delivery teams. Core stack: AWS/Azure, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python/Bash, Kibana/Grafana/Prometheus. Hybrid/remote from Newcastle at £612/day; BPSS clearance required.
£612 per day Inside IR35
Job Description
DevOps Engineer (AWS/Azure)
Central Government (BPSS eligible)
Hybrid/Remote - Newcastle
6 months initially
£612 per day Inside IR35
Our Central Government client requires a strong DevOps engineer for a 6 month initial contract on a new public programme. You will be responsible for all aspects of deployment and environments management to CI/CD pipelines and will be closely involved with integrations across platform and other product teams.
At This Role Level, You Will
- transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery
- Work to the technical standards of the broader engineering function
- ensure that deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable and highly available
- have deep technical knowledge, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems
It is essential to have experience of the following technologies:
- AWS / Azure
- CI / CD (Ideally GitLab)
- Containerisation (Docker)
- Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)
- IaC (Terraform)
- Scripting Languages (Such as Python, Bash, Shell etc)
- Monitoring and Observability (Kibana / Grafana / Prometheus)
You will need to be eligible to go through BPSS and have a proven track record of working in a DevOps capacity in a Government department