DevOps Engineer

NPAworldwide; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist technical consultancy in the UK is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and build secure AWS infrastructure. The role offers flexibility with work from home or office hubs and requires bi-weekly travel to London. Ideal candidates should have experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, with clear pathways for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits

Flexible working hours

External training allowance

Matched pension & healthcare package

Inclusive culture with team socials

Qualifications

• Passion for cloud technologies and automation.
• Thrives in a collaborative, problem-solving environment.
• Experienced engineer in DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS infrastructure.
• Deploying, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Developing automated tools for deployment and maintenance.
• Creating and maintaining security and disaster recovery procedures.
• Optimising systems for high availability and cost efficiency.
• Monitoring and improving infrastructure performance.
• Mentoring junior DevOps engineers.

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.