Your new company Hays 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 role As 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 succeed Essential 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 apply If 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.