DevOps Engineer

• Type: Contract
• Working Pattern: Hybrid (10% on-site, 90% remote)
• Location: Oxfordshire
• Security Clearance: SC or DV
• Rate: Up to £500 per day inside IR35

Role Summary As a DevOps Engineer, you'll play a central role in delivering secure, scalable, and highly available digital services across government. You will be embedded within a multidisciplinary team to drive automation, build infrastructure as code (IaC), and enable rapid, reliable delivery from discovery through to live operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage deployment pipelines and automation using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.
• Implement services aligned with GDS standards.
• Define and maintain environments via Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, Ansible).
• Collaborate in an Agile manner with developers, architects, and product and delivery teams to support continuous integration, secure builds, and frequent releases.
• Embed automation in all stages—build, test, deployment, infrastructure management—to drive efficiency and resilience.
• Promote DevOps best practices, share knowledge, and contribute to the broader digital and delivery community.
• Monitor, support, and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues to ensure uptime and performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, Ansible).
• Hands-on experience building and managing services using Infrastructure as Code.
• Coding or scripting ability in languages such as Python, Go, Bash, JavaScript, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with version control (e.g., Git), automated testing, security-by-design, and Agile/DevOps collaborative workflows.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with monorepo tooling (NX, Turborepo) or PaaS platforms (Netlify, Vercel).
• Working knowledge of React or other front-end technologies.
• Experience in mentoring or growing capability within teams.

Security Clearance

All applicants for these positions must hold a valid UK security clearance. The required clearance level varies by role, with some requiring Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

If you are a professional with the required skills and security clearance, and are looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.

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