DevOps Engineer - eDV - £650p/d Inside IR35
Summary
Contract DevOps engineer (12 months, £650/day Inside IR35) building and maintaining containerised platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Core stack is Kubernetes with Kustomize/Helm, Argo, Git/GitLab; requires active transferable eDV clearance, sole British nationality, and onsite work in London or Gloucester five days a week.
DevOps Engineer – Contract
Location: London or Gloucester - onsite five days per week
Duration: 12 months, from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
Rate: £650 per day, Inside IR35
Clearance: Current, active and transferable enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) required
We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a collaborative technical team delivering modern, secure and scalable platforms.
This opportunity would suit someone with strong Kubernetes expertise, a practical approach to solving technical challenges and the confidence to take ownership in a demanding engineering environment.
The role
You'll help develop and maintain containerised platforms, support modern CI/CD practices and contribute to the performance, reliability and scalability of systems. You'll work closely with other engineers to improve deployments and make effective use of platform resources.
Essential skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
- Thorough understanding of Kustomize, or transferable knowledge of Helm and Docker.
- Experience with Argo.
- Working knowledge of Git and GitLab.
Desirable skills
- Experience with Elastic, Logstash and Kafka.
- Understanding of platform architecture and efficient use of compute resources.
- Experience with Grafana and Prometheus.
- Knowledge of Terraform.
- Familiarity with MinIO, Coder and Keycloak.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold current, active and transferable eDV clearance and be available to work onsite five days per week in London or Gloucester. Sole British nationality is required for this assignment.
If you meet the essential requirements and bring a proactive, collaborative approach, we’d like to hear from you.