Senior DevOps Engineer

NPA WorldWide; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy in the UK seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer for their Central Government team. Responsibilities include designing and implementing AWS infrastructure, managing Kubernetes clusters, and improving application performance. This opportunity offers flexible working arrangements including remote options and competitive salary from £50,000 to £70,000. Candidates must be British citizens with recent UK residency for security clearance.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi-time)

Hybrid options: home-based or office

Learning & Development allowance

Matched pension & healthcare package

Inclusive culture with regular team socials

Qualifications

• Experienced engineer with a passion for cloud technologies and automation.
• Eligibility to qualify for high-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Configuration Management & Automation expertise

Containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)

Observability tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana)

Basic programming skills (any language)

CI/CD pipeline development and management

Job description

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 and working model

Work from home or from one of six UK office hubs (including Bristol, Cheltenham, and London). Bi-weekly travel to London is 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 performanceTroubleshooting 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, 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, in order to qualify for high-level security clearance.

What's on offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi‑time)
• Hybrid options: home‑based or office
• Learning & Development: external training allowance, career coaching, and technical guilds
• Matched pension & healthcare package
• Inclusive culture with regular team socials

Clear career progression pathways

We have well‑defined 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.

Qualifications

• 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

Why this is a great opportunity

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working (37.5 hours, flexi‑time)
• Hybrid options: home‑based or office
• Learning & Development: external training allowance, career coaching, and technical guilds
• Matched pension & healthcare package
• Inclusive culture with regular team socials

Salary details

• Salary Type: Annual Salary
• Salary Min: £50,000
• Salary Max: £70,000
• Currency Type: GBP