Senior DevOps Engineer — Cloud, Kubernetes, Hybrid

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

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.