DevOps Consultant

Clearance Level: Active DV (Developed Vetting) Rate: £500 – £600 per day (Outside IR35) Contract Length: 12 Months (Likely Extension) Engagement: Contract (Outside IR35) Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled DV Cleared DevOps Engineer to support mission-critical government platforms in a secure environment. This is a hands-on role within a multidisciplinary engineering team, focused on infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and cloud-native operations. You will work on high-impact projects that require DV clearance, contributing to national-level initiatives. Key Responsibilities: • Design, build, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support secure software delivery. • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. • Deploy and manage containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift). • Automate configuration management and system provisioning. • Work in air-gapped or restricted environments with offline deployment patterns. • Support operational teams in monitoring, logging, and system observability. • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across infrastructure, networks, and applications. • Ensure compliance with MOD/NCSC security guidelines and governance policies. Essential Skills & Experience: • Active UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance – must be current and in use. • 4+ years of DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience. • Strong hands-on experience with: • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar. • IaC tools: Terraform, Ansible, Packer. • Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (or OpenShift). • Deep knowledge of secure networking principles, firewalls, and VPNs. • Experience operating in air-gapped or classified environments. • Proficient in Bash, Python, or Go for automation. • Version control using Git (GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket). Desirable Skills: • Familiarity with AWS/Azure cloud services in secure contexts. • Experience with secure artefact repositories (e.g., Nexus, Artifactory). • Monitoring tools (e.g., ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana). • Experience with Agile and DevSecOps principles. • Exposure to MOD, HMG, or NCSC-compliant environments. Engagement Details: • Rate: £500 – £600/day (Outside IR35) • Duration: Initial 12 months with likely extension • Location: On-site at a UK secure government location (e.g., Cheltenham, London, Corsham) • Security Clearance: Must hold active DV clearance – no sponsorship or clearance transfer available Why Join: • Work on high-profile national security programmes. • Long-term contract with extension potential. • Outside IR35 engagement. • Autonomy to help shape secure DevOps best practices.