DevOps Engineer
Summary
Contract DevOps engineer (inside IR35) supporting major UK government cloud programmes — one role focused on Azure data platforms (Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Prometheus/Grafana), the other on AWS infrastructure and legacy migration (EC2/ECS, Terraform, Ansible). Active SC clearance is essential; hybrid work from northern England hubs at up to £350/day.
DevOps Engineers – Azure / AWS | Public Sector | INSIDE IR35 ONLY | ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Blackpool – hybrid / onsite travel required
Up to £350 per day - INSIDE IR35
Active SC Clearance required (in a current or recently ended role - evidence from UKSV will be required)
Two contract opportunities available – Azure and AWS specialisms
We're looking for experienced DevOps Engineers to support major UK government technology programmes, developing and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
We have two opportunities available, one focused on Azure Data Platforms and the other on AWS infrastructure and cloud migration.
Both roles involve hands-on engineering, automation, CI/CD and working collaboratively across technical teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.
We're looking for experience in one of the following:
Contract 1: DevOps Consultant
LOCATION: Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds or Blackpool, with hub attendance as required. Hybrid weekly.
- Strong Microsoft Azure experience, particularly Azure Data Platforms.
- Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
- GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana.
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Lake would be beneficial.
- Databricks, Kafka or Kafka Connect experience is highly desirable.
Contract 2: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Primarily Leeds, with frequent travel to Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Blackpool.
- Strong AWS experience, particularly EC2 and ECS.
- Terraform and Ansible.
- GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience migrating legacy applications into cloud environments.
- Scripting and experience across Linux, Unix or Windows environments.
- Experience working in Agile DevOps or platform engineering teams.
Additional requirements:
- Active SC Clearance is essential. Evidence will be requested via UKSV.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
- Experience working in Agile engineering environments.
- Comfortable collaborating with technical stakeholders and taking ownership of delivery.
- Willingness to travel to government hubs when required.