SC Cleared DevOps Engineer (12 Month Contract, Fully Remote)

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Seeking experienced DevOps Engineers for a 12-month contract on a major UK public sector program. The role involves building a modern, cloud-native data platform to support critical UK policing services. Key responsibilities include CI/CD pipeline optimization, AWS infrastructure management, and application deployment using containerization. Requires active SC Clearance or eligibility, strong AWS, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes experience, and comfort in secure environments.

Key Highlights
12 Month Contract, Fully Remote (UK Only)
SC Cleared / Eligible required
Major UK public sector programme, cloud-native data platform
Key Responsibilities
Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery
Managing AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
Deploying and scaling applications with Docker & Kubernetes
Supporting the transition from legacy systems to secure, cloud-native services
Collaborating within a distributed engineering team in a security-sensitive environment
Technical Skills Required
AWS CI/CD Terraform Ansible Docker Kubernetes Java Node React Postgres
Benefits & Perks
£500 per day rate
Fully Remote (UK Only)
12 Month Contract
IT equipment provided
Nice to Have
Experience with LLM-assisted engineering tools such as Claude
NPPV3 clearance

Job Description


DevOps Engineers (SC Cleared / Eligible)

12 Month Contract

Fully Remote (UK Only)

Rate: £500 per day


We’re supporting a major UK public sector programme and are looking for experienced DevOps Engineers to join a large-scale transformation initiative starting ASAP.


This is a high-impact opportunity to be part of a long-term programme focused on decommissioning a legacy mainframe system and delivering a modern, cloud-native data platform that will support critical UK policing services.


What you’ll be doing

  • Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery
  • Managing AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
  • Deploying and scaling applications with Docker & Kubernetes
  • Supporting the transition from legacy systems to secure, cloud-native services
  • Collaborating within a distributed engineering team in a security-sensitive environment


What we’re looking for

  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps tooling
  • Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Experience working with modern application stacks (Java, Node, React, Postgres)
  • Comfortable working in regulated or secure environments
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Bonus: Experience with LLM-assisted engineering tools such as Claude


Security Requirements

  • Active SC Clearance OR eligible to obtain SC Clearance
  • NPPV3 is desirable but not essential


Contract Details

  • 12 Month Contract
  • Inside IR35
  • Fully Remote (no travel required)
  • IT equipment provided
  • Immediate start preferred


Please note that this contract is inside IR35! SC Clearance is preferred but we can look at eligible candidates.


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