Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

Scrumconnect Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Ltd in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and implement CI/CD pipelines, tooling, and automation across multi-cloud environments. You will enable highly available, scalable services with resilient architecture, driving engineering ownership.

Key focuses include AWS EC2/ECS, IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and GitLab CI within Scrum/Kanban teams. Start ASAP and contribute to public-sector digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance is mandatory for this role.
• Experience developing and supporting AWS cloud-based applications (EC2/ECS).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code (Terraform/Ansible).
• Experience using Unix/Linux/Windows in support/development, including scripting and CI/CD in GitLab CI.
• Experience in software/platform engineering agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) with CI/CD.
• Experience migrating legacy applications to cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Work with product teams to gather requirements, evaluate tools, and implement or update solutions.
• Provision and manage environments across cloud platforms.
• Resolve operational issues to ensure high availability and resilience.
• Champion automation-first practices in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
• Assist with migrating legacy applications to modern cloud environments.
• Collaborate in agile teams to embed CI/CD as standard practice.

Skills

Active SC Clearance

AWS cloud-based applications

CI/CD pipelines

Unix/Linux/Windows

Agile/Scrum/Kanban DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

EC2

ECS

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Job description

Newcastle, United Kingdom | Posted on 19/09/2026

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning UK public sector digital consultancy, positively influencing the lives of over forty million UK citizens. We bring deep expertise in agile delivery, digital transformation, and platform engineering across central government. With a team of over one hundred and twenty-five professionals - more than forty percent of whom are women - we are committed to building inclusive, diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Security Clearance:

Start Date: ASAP

The Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will use modern tooling to develop CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains, putting automation at the heart of everything you do.

You will craft, implement, and enable solutions that are highly available, resilient, scalable, extensible, and maintainable across multiple cloud environments.

Working across the organisation, you will drive a mindset shift toward engineering ownership, championing the integrity and long-term maintenance of the services we deliver.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work across product-focused teams to gather requirements, evaluate tools, and implement or update solutions.
• Provision and manage environments across cloud platforms.
• Assist with operational issues, ensuring services remain highly available and resilient.
• Champion automation-first practices across CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
• Support the migration of legacy applications into modern cloud environments.
• Collaborate within agile (Scrum/Kanban) teams to embed Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment as standard practice.

What We're Looking For

• Active SC Clearance - mandatory for this role.
• Demonstrable experience developing and supporting AWS cloud-based applications (using EC2 and ECS).
• Demonstrable knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code (Terraform and Ansible).
• Demonstrable experience using Unix/Linux/Windows in a support and/or development environment, including scripting languages and implementing/maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI.
• Demonstrable experience working in a software or platform engineering agile (Scrum/Kanban) DevOps environment with Continuous Integration & Deployment.
• Experience migrating legacy applications to a cloud environment.

Why Join Scrumconnect Ltd?

At Scrumconnect, we are more than just a consultancy - we are a collaborative team focused on delivering impactful digital transformation services across government and enterprise organisations.

As part of our team, you will benefit from:

• Exposure to major public sector digital transformation programmes.
• A collaborative and inclusive working culture.
• Career progression opportunities into Lead Engineering, Platform Architecture, or Technical Leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience working within agile delivery environments at scale.
• If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend two interview stages.

Scrumconnect Ltd is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.