Senior DevOps Engineer

Paradigm Tech; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme 15%

Job summary

Paradigm Tech in London is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments.

You will work on DevOps and SRE practices, IAM, VPNs, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer platforms, with 2-3 days per week in Central London; UK security clearance is preferred for the role.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE or cloud engineering.
• Hands-on with AWS, Azure or GCP.
• IaC experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or Bicep.
• Kubernetes and containerisation experience (Docker/OCI).
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
• Strong networking and cloud security knowledge (VPCs, VPNs, IAM, security groups, hybrid connectivity).
• Experience with observability tooling, monitoring and logging.
• Experience building and operating scalable production platforms and internal developer platforms.
• Eligible for UK security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support secure, scalable infrastructure and internal platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Collaborate with clients and teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges.
• Contribute to high-impact projects in fast-paced consultancy settings.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

SRE

Cloud Engineering

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Bicep

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Networking security

Observability

IDP platforms

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

DevOps Engineer | Platform Engineer | Cloud | IaC | Containerisation | CI/CD | Hybrid 2-3 days a week in Central London | Public Sector Consultancy | SC Clearance | £85,000 & 15% bonus

We’re partnering with a rapidly growing consultancy delivering complex technology and engineering solutions across the UK public sector, including Defence, National Security, and Government.

They’re looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to design, build, and support secure, scalable infrastructure and internal platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Infrastructure as Code experience – Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Bicep
• Kubernetes and containerisation experience (Docker/OCI)
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation
• Strong networking and cloud security knowledge (VPCs, VPNs, IAM, security groups, hybrid connectivity)
• Experience with observability tooling, monitoring, and logging solutions
• Experience building and operating scalable production platforms and internal developer platforms (IDPs)

The role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, working closely with clients, and contributing to secure, high-impact projects in fast-paced environments.

Experience working within consultancy or public sector environments is highly desirable.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance.