DevOps Engineer

NPAworldwide; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist technical consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join their Central Government team. This role involves designing and maintaining secure AWS cloud infrastructure while enabling flexible working hours. Candidates should have strong skills in Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation. The position offers a competitive salary with additional benefits including a matched pension and a focus on learning and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits

Flexible working hours

Learning & Development allowance

Matched pension & healthcare package

Inclusive culture with team socials

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and maintaining AWS infrastructure.
• Strong background in automated deployment and monitoring processes.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and resolve application issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure.
• Deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Create and maintain security and disaster recovery procedures.
• Monitor and optimize system performance.

Skills

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Configuration Management & Automation expertise

Containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)

Observability tools such as CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana

Basic programming skills (any language)

CI / CD pipeline development and management experience

Job description

We are currently supporting a specialist technical consultancy in their search for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join their growing Central Government team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects while shaping modern, secure cloud infrastructure.

📍 Location & Working Model

Work from home or from one of six UK office hubs (including Bristol, Cheltenham, and London).

Bi‑weekly travel to London required to meet with customers.

🔧 The Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and evolving secure and scalable AWS cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS infrastructure.
• Deploying, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters (Docker, Helm).
• Developing automated tools and processes for deployment, monitoring, testing, and maintenance.
• Creating and maintaining security, compliance, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Optimising systems for high availability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Monitoring and improving infrastructure/application performance.
• Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure/application issues.
• Mentoring junior DevOps engineers.

🎯 About You

We’re looking for an experienced engineer with a passion for cloud technologies and automation, and who thrives in a collaborative, problem‑solving environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Configuration Management & Automation expertise.
• Containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm).
• Observability tools such as CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana.
• Basic programming skills (any language).
• CI / CD pipeline development and management experience.

Eligibility Requirement

You must be a British citizen who has lived in the UK continuously for the last 5 years to qualify for high‑level security clearance.

💡 What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary + benefits.
• Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi‑time).
• Learning & Development: external training allowance, career coaching, and technical guilds.
• Matched pension & healthcare package.
• Inclusive culture with regular team socials.

Career Progression

Clear career progression pathways.

👉 If you’re a Senior DevOps Engineer ready to take on a high‑impact role within a growing consultancy, we’d love to hear from you.