

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer | Outside IR35 | 12 Months
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This role is for an SC Cleared DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of Kubernetes experience, offering a 12-month contract at up to £480p/d, remote with occasional in-person meetings. Key skills include CI/CD, Linux, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
480
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🗓️ - Date discovered
July 9, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract type
Outside IR35
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🔒 - Security clearance
Yes
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📍 - Location detailed
London, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Bash #DevOps #Kubernetes #Scala #Grafana #Splunk #Deployment #Automation #YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) #Ansible #Prometheus #Redis #Observability #Terraform #Linux #Kafka (Apache Kafka)
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SC Cleared DevOps Engineer | Outside IR35 | 12 months
Helm | OpenShift | Terraform | Platform Tooling | SC Cleared
SR2 is working with a long-standing delivery partner on the major public sector project, supporting modern DevOps enablement across platform and product teams.
We’re looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer with strong Kubernetes experience to join a specialist platform engineering function. This team acts as an enabler — helping application teams adopt DevOps best practices via reusable tooling, scalable platforms, and robust CI/CD.
This is a 12-month contract, Outside IR35, and offers a chance to shape the DevOps culture of a critical Defence programme.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop, improve, and maintain platform engineering tools and services for application teams
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines, containerised environments, and deployment workflows
• Support product teams in taking ownership of their services across the entire SDLC
• Contribute to standards, common tooling, and DevOps best practice across the DNA programme
• Work independently and confidently engage with stakeholders on requirements, feasibility, and improvements
Essential Skills / Experience:
• Kubernetes (3+ years), Helm, and strong containerisation knowledge
• CI/CD tooling and pipeline automation.
• Linux, Bash, and Infrastructure-as-Code experience
• Comfortable working across small teams with autonomy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable Skills:
• OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, or other HashiCorp tools
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience working with containerised services such as Postgres, Redis, Kafka, or Keycloak
• Previous experience with MOD delivery environments or YAML-based pipelines
The Details:
• Contract: 12 months
• Outside IR35
• Rate: up to £480p/d
• Location: Remote with 1-2 days required on a fortnightly basis.
• Clearance: Active SC required
If you're a DevOps engineer ready to help modernise Defence platforms through scalable infrastructure and clean tooling — apply now for immediate consideration.