NE Senior DevOps Engineer (Eligible for SC/NPPV3) NECSWS · Remote · UK · DevOps & Release Pay not stated 2mo ago
Devopsroles NE Senior DevOps Engineer (Eligible for SC/NPPV3) NECSWS · Remote · UK · DevOps & Release Pay not stated 2mo ago
Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer at NECSWS owning cloud infrastructure, IaC, and CI/CD for mission-critical UK public-sector systems (justice/probation, national licensing). Core stack: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Python/Bash. Nationwide hybrid with 50% office attendance; SC clearance eligibility required.
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Senior DevOps Engineer
Nationwide, Hybrid, 50% office attendance where you live within reasonable commuting distance of an NEC SWS office, SC eligibilityrequired
Join us and help shape the future ofmission-critical applicationsacross large national public service systems.We’reseeking an experiencedSeniorDevOpsEngineertojoin a talented team of experts dedicated to delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.
The role offers the opportunity to contribute across major national programmes, spanning justice and probation, national licensing, and beyond. It is well suited to an engineer who wants real technical influence, enjoys helping teams succeed, and wants to play a meaningful part in developing the next generation of large-scale public-sector services.
What You’ll Do
Take ownership of cloud infrastructurefromprovisioningthrough today-to-day operations,workingclosely with our Solutions Architect on significant changes.
Use Infrastructure as Code as the default for everything,maintainingand improving our setup as the infrastructure evolves.
Keep our CI/CD pipelines fast and reliable. When something breaks or slows down, you investigate and fix it properly rather than patching around it.
Monitor environments to track performance, uptime, and resource usage. Responding andtroubleshooting any issues that might arise.
Stay curious about what is happening in the industry. If there is a better way to do something, we want to hear about it. Bring ideas, runspikesandmake the case.We’reopen to changing how we work when there is a good reason to.
Work closely withwiderteams to understand needs and provide DevOps solutions.
What We’re Looking For
Several years running cloud infrastructure in production on AWS. Experience with Azure is a bonus.
Knowledge ofTerraform(Teragruntis a bonus)beyond the basics.You’vemanaged complex estates, written reusable modules, and worked across multiple environments.
Hands-on experience with KubernetesandArgoCDin a production context.
Ability towritePython or Bash to automate.
Experience with CI/CD (CircleCIis a bonus) at a level where you havecreatedpipelines, not just used them. You understand the security considerations and have thought about deployment from a risk perspective.
Employees of NECSWS are entitled to the following Company funded benefits:
- Single Private Medical Cover (with the option to select family cover at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday (includes 3 company nominated days) with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions
- A selection of tax efficient flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
- The role offers a competitive salary.
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the EU. Documentary evidence will be required.
All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.
NECSWS is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.