DevOps Engineer

Harvey Nash Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public-sector digital consultancy is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract in the UK. The role involves building and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure using Azure or AWS. Key skills include strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Terraform and Docker. Candidates must have active SC Clearance. The position is hybrid, requiring 2 days per month in London.

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance required.
• Proven DevOps/cloud engineering experience.
• Strong automation, scripting, and IaC background.

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure.
• Implement CI/CD workflows and environment automation.
• Ensure platform security, monitoring, logging, and reliability.
• Work closely with developers, architects, and security teams.
• Support deployment of production-grade public sector services.

Skills

Azure or AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Secure cloud architecture

DevSecOps practices

Job description

DevOps Engineer Contract (Azure / AWS)

Duration: 6 months
Rate: £550/day (Inside IR35)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Location: UK-based, hybrid - 2 days per month in London

A public-sector digital consultancy is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract. You'll support the design, automation, and delivery of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Key Skills

• Strong experience with Azure or AWS

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)

• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins)

• Containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Strong understanding of secure cloud architecture and DevSecOps practices

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure

• Implement CI/CD workflows and environment automation

• Ensure platform security, monitoring, logging, and reliability

• Work closely with developers, architects, and security teams

• Support deployment of production‑grade, secure public sector services

Requirements

• Active SC Clearance (mandatory)

• Proven DevOps/cloud engineering experience with Azure and/or AWS

• Strong automation, scripting, and IaC background