eDV Senior Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading secure-tech organization is seeking Senior / Lead DevOps Engineers to work on cutting-edge digital infrastructure projects. The role involves architecting secure cloud environments and driving automation initiatives while offering competitive salaries and career progression in a modern DevSecOps culture.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary and hybrid flexibility

Work on highly classified and secure projects

Career progression within a modern DevSecOps culture

Opportunity to shape secure solutions at a large scale

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS MSK (Kafka) and secure multi-account AWS environments.
• Proven production experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm.
• Excellent understanding of Kafka internals and stream processing.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and supporting secure, scalable cloud environments using AWS and Kubernetes.
• Driving key initiatives across automation, container orchestration, and data streaming pipelines.
• Hands-on in both build and support across security-first infrastructure.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

Agile

DevSecOps practices

Monitoring

Kafka

Security hardening

Education

UK*C or Enhanced DV Clearance

Job description

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• Hybrid / Remote with Secure Site Access (as required)
• UK*C or Enhanced DV Clearance Required – Sole British Nationals Only

About The Client:

I am working with a highly regarded and secure-tech organisation leading cutting-edge digital infrastructure transformation across security programmes. They deliver ultra-secure, scalable and high-performance cloud platforms for clients operating in some of the UK's most mission-critical environments. Due to the ongoing success of their delivery teams, they’re looking to bring in a number of Senior / Lead DevOps Engineers to support new and existing secure programmes of work.

The Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary and hybrid flexibility
• Work on highly classified and secure projects within the security space
• Career progression within a modern DevSecOps culture
• Work with the latest tools and cloud platforms
• Opportunity to shape secure solutions at a large scale

What You Will Be Doing:

You’ll be responsible for architecting and supporting secure, scalable cloud environments using AWS and Kubernetes. You'll drive key initiatives across automation, container orchestration, and real-time data streaming pipelines. As a senior or lead engineer, you’ll be hands-on in both build and support, working across security-first infrastructure and enabling robust DevSecOps practices.

• Strong experience with AWS MSK (Kafka) and secure multi-account AWS environments
• Proven production experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
• Proficient in Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines (Drone / GitLab)
• Excellent understanding of Kafka internals, stream processing, and secure Kafka deployments
• Strong experience across monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Knowledge of security hardening, IAM, WAF, Shield, Vault
• Working knowledge of Agile, Infrastructure-as-Code, and DevSecOps practices
• UK*C or Enhanced DV (eDV) Clearance is a must

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly at: [emailprotected] . For further information, feel free to call: 07412 519044. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit your application (subject to required skills) to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.