Senior DevOps Engineer

NPA WorldWide; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist technical consultancy in Cardiff is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and manage secure AWS infrastructure. The role offers a competitive salary of £55,000 to £70,000 and flexible hybrid working options. Candidates should have expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, along with a collaborative approach. A British citizenship with 5 years residency is required for security clearance.

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits

Flexible working hours

Learning & Development allocation

Matched pension & healthcare package

Inclusive culture and team socials

Career progression pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in designing AWS infrastructure.
• Proficient with Kubernetes and cloud technologies.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure.
• Deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop automated tools for deployment and monitoring.
• Create security and disaster recovery procedures.
• Monitor and improve application performance.

Skills

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Configuration Management & Automation

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.

Location & Working Model

• Work from home or from one of six UK office hubs (including Bristol, Cheltenham, and London)
• Bi‑weekly travel to London 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.

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure
• Deploy, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters (Docker, Helm)
• Develop automated tools and processes for deployment, monitoring, testing, and maintenance
• Create and maintain security, compliance, and disaster recovery procedures
• Optimize systems for high availability, resilience, and cost efficiency
• Monitor and improve infrastructure/application performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure/application issues
• Mentor 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; 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 Requirements

• 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 + 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

Salary

• Annual Salary: £55,000 to £70,000 GBP

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.