DevOps Engineer x 5

Your new companyHays are supporting a major public sector programme with multiple DevOps Engineering opportunities across several critical technology projects. We are recruiting for five DevOps professionals to join secure, business-critical environments delivering platform, infrastructure and automation capabilities.

These opportunities sit within large-scale cloud and platform engineering teams and offer the chance to support, enhance and continuously improve highly available services operating within secure environments.

Your new roleAs a DevOps Engineer, you'll support the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines and live services. Working alongside development, platform and support teams, you'll contribute to the reliability, performance, security and scalability of critical systems.

Key responsibilities

Support and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and services

Develop and enhance automation, deployment and CI/CD capabilities

Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, platform and service issues

Monitor platform health, availability and performance

Contribute to infrastructure improvements and operational resilience

Support incident management and service recovery activities

Produce and maintain technical documentation

Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment processes and service reliability

Participate in support and on-call activities where required

Follow established security standards and operational processes within secure environments

What you'll need to succeedEssential skills and experience

Active SC Clearance currently held and sponsored by a Government client

Strong DevOps engineering experience within cloud-based environments

Experience supporting and maintaining platform infrastructure and deployment pipelines

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, automation and CI/CD practices

Experience working within secure or regulated environments

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams

Experience supporting live production services

Desirable skills and experience

Experience with public cloud platforms

Experience with containerised environments

Knowledge of monitoring, observability and operational tooling

Scripting or automation experience

Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or government platforms

What you'll get in return

£552 per day umbrella

Fully remote working

Initial 12-month contract

Opportunity to work across multiple high-profile government programmes

How to applyIf you're interested in this opportunity, apply with your latest CV, availability and details of your current SC clearance. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you're an actively SC-cleared DevOps professional, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about similar opportunities.

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