SC Cleared DevOps Engineer

ECS Resource Group Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Resource Group Ltd in Manchester seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to deploy and support AKS and Kubernetes workloads within a large enterprise environment. The role emphasises automation, governance, and alignment with platform standards.

You will work on Terraform-based infrastructure, collaborate with networking teams, and help deliver scalable, well-documented deployments in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes.
• Active SC Clearance is essential.
• Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments.
• Experience with Terraform and standard DevOps tooling.
• Experience working within large enterprise environments and governance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support applications across dedicated AKS and Kubernetes environments.
• Assess application requirements and ensure alignment with existing platform standards.
• Automate deployment and infrastructure processes using established DevOps tooling.
• Work with enterprise networking teams to support Kubernetes deployments.
• Contribute to governance, standards, and technical documentation.

Skills

AKS

Kubernetes

DevOps tooling

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes
• Active SC Clearance is essential
• Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments
• Experience with Terraform and standard DevOps tooling
• Experience working within large enterprise environments and associated governance

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support applications across dedicated AKS and Kubernetes environments
• Assess application requirements and ensure alignment with existing platform standards
• Automate deployment and infrastructure processes using established DevOps tooling
• Work with enterprise networking teams to support Kubernetes deployments
• Contribute to governance, standards, and technical documentation

Technologies

• DevOps
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

More

We are offering an initial 6-month contract for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support large-scale AKS and EKS environments across our enterprise estate. This is a hybrid role inside IR35, with a rate of £600 to £750 per day. You will work closely with a third-party application provider to understand requirements, align deployments with our platform standards, and help automate delivery across dedicated Kubernetes clusters.

last updated 33 week of 2026