SC Cleared Devops Engineer

Experis IT; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 129,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis IT is seeking an experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to join a major public sector programme delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. This hands-on role focuses on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, automation, cloud platforms, and operational resilience within agile teams.

Key responsibilities include designing, building and operating Azure-based solutions, implementing automated deployment pipelines, and ensuring high performance, availability and security

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of YAML pipeline development.
• Experience delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, API-led architectures, Cloud-native platforms.
• Strong understanding of Azure Networking, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Monitoring & Observability.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud-native solutions within Azure.
• Deliver infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines.
• Build resilient, secure, and scalable platforms.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, test, deployment, and environment promotion.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and automated recovery capabilities.
• Support zero-downtime deployments and release automation.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, engineering standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, availability, resilience, and recovery requirements.

Skills

DevOps

Azure

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD

YAML

IaC

Azure Networking

Identity & Access Management

Cloud Security

Monitoring & Observability

Agile delivery

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Rate: £700.00 - £750.00 per day (Inside IR35) Location: Remote Clearance Required: Active SC Clearance

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to join a major public sector programme delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, automation, cloud platforms, and operational resilience. You'll work within agile multidisciplinary teams to design, build, and operate highly available services while driving DevOps best practices across the delivery life cycle.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of YAML pipeline development.
• Experience delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in enterprise environments.
• Experience with:
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Functions
  • API-led architectures
  • Cloud-native platforms
• Strong understanding of:
  • Azure Networking
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Cloud Security
  • Monitoring & Observability
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud-native solutions within Azure.
• Deliver infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines.
• Build resilient, secure, and scalable platforms.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, test, deployment, and environment promotion.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and automated recovery capabilities.
• Support zero-downtime deployments and release automation.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, engineering standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, availability, resilience, and recovery requirements.

What We're Looking For

You'll be a technically strong DevOps Engineer with proven Azure expertise and a passion for automation, cloud engineering, and platform reliability. You'll be comfortable working in highly governed environments and delivering secure, enterprise-scale cloud solutions.

If you have strong Azure, Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud platform engineering experience, we'd love to hear from you.