DevOps Engineer

Sellick Partnership; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking a SC Cleared DevOps/Platform Engineer for a Central Government programme on a 12‑month contract. The role is fully remote (UK-based) with a day rate of £400–£500 inside IR35.

You will design, build and automate cloud infrastructure, focusing on AWS, IaC, CI/CD and container orchestration. Responsibilities include managing Terraform IaC, GitHub Actions pipelines, Kubernetes deployments and cloud security, while collaborating with cross‑functional teams in an Agile

Qualifications

• Experience in DevOps/Platform Engineering.
• Strong cloud infrastructure design, build and automation.
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
• Knowledge of cloud security, monitoring and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining cloud infrastructure in AWS.
• Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
• Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Deploying, managing and supporting containerised applications with Kubernetes.
• Improving platform reliability, security and performance.
• Automating provisioning and deployment workflows.
• Supporting development teams with cloud infrastructure needs.
• Troubleshooting issues across cloud environments.
• Collaborating with engineers in an Agile delivery environment.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

Agile engineering

Security practices

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

GitHub

Docker

React

Lambda

API Gateway

Job description

SC Cleared DevOps / Platform Engineer – Central Government

£400–£500 per day | Inside IR35 | 12-Month Contract | Fully Remote

We are looking for an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer to join a major Central Government programme on an initial 12-month contract.

The role will be predominantly focused on DevOps, cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, with a smaller element of full-stack development responsibilities.

The Role

You will work within an established engineering team, helping to design, build, automate and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and applications supporting critical UK public services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, building and maintaining cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Building, maintaining and optimising CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, with a particular focus on workflow automation.
• Deploying, managing and supporting containerised applications using Kubernetes.
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, security and performance.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment processes and operational workflows.
• Supporting application development teams with cloud infrastructure, deployment and platform requirements.
• Troubleshooting infrastructure, deployment and application issues across cloud environments.
• Working collaboratively with software engineers, architects and other DevOps professionals within an Agile delivery environment.
• Strong commercial experience in DevOps Engineering or Platform Engineering.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure.
• Strong experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub, particularly GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation.
• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining automated deployment pipelines.
• Good understanding of cloud security, monitoring, infrastructure automation and platform reliability.
• Experience working within Agile engineering teams.
• Previous experience delivering technology solutions within Central Government or the wider UK Public Sector.
• Experience with AWS serverless technologies, including Lambda and API Gateway.
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, observability tooling and cloud-native architectures.
• Understanding of secure engineering practices within government environments.
• Sector: Central Government
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Location: Fully Remote (UK-based)
• Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is mandatory

Security Clearance & Eligibility

Candidates must currently hold active UK Security Check (SC) clearance to be considered.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.