DevOps Engineer - SC Clear

Your new company You will be joining a secure engineering environment supporting the operation maintenance and continuous improvement of a business-critical platform and its associated services. The role sits within an established engineering team responsible for ensuring the reliability availability security and performance of systems operating within a secure operational environment. Your new role As a DevOps Engineer you will support platform infrastructure deployment pipelines and live services across AWS-hosted environments. Working closely with development support and platform teams you will help maintain operational stability while contributing to automation infrastructure improvements and service resilience.

Key responsibilities

Support AWS-hosted infrastructure and platform services. Maintain and develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform. Support Docker-based applications across development test and production environments. Assist with CI/CD pipeline development and support using Jenkins Groovy and GitLab. Monitor platform health performance and availability using Elastic Kibana and related tools. Investigate and resolve infrastructure deployment and service-related incidents. Support networking technologies including VPNs OpenVPN Transit Gateway and API Gateway. Maintain NGINX PostgreSQL and associated platform services. Contribute to operational resilience disaster recovery and service continuity activities. Perform platform maintenance patching and security updates. Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures. Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes and automation. Participate in incident response and on-call support activities. Work within established engineering standards security controls and operational processes. Support a 24/7 operational environment and participate in on-call rotas as required. What you'll need to succeed Essential skills and experiencePlatform Engineering & Infrastructure AWS Terraform Docker NGINX PostgreSQL (EC2 and RDS environments) Linux administration Windows administration AWS Transit Gateway AWS API Gateway AWS Virtual Desktop VPN and OpenVPN technologies DevOps & Automation Jenkins Groovy GitLab CI/CD pipeline implementation and support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Automated deployment processes Configuration management Monitoring & Observability Elastic Kibana Infrastructure monitoring and alerting Performance monitoring Log analysis and troubleshooting Service availability monitoring Root cause analysis Desirable skills and experience Cloud & Platform Technologies AWS SageMaker Python scripting and automation Container orchestration platforms Infrastructure security and hardening Cloud networking and connectivity Application Support Knowledge C .NET JavaScript React REST APIs Microservices architecture COTS Product Experience Supporting Commercial Off-The-Shelf products within secure environments Troubleshooting intelligence analytical or partner-provided systems Exposure to SOLAR MAT or equivalent operational platforms Integration of internally developed applications with third-party products AI & Analytics Experience supporting AI-enabled services Exposure to Large Language Model (LLM) solutions Data analytics and monitoring platforms Additional

Skills

Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement Experience within highly regulated environments What you'll get in return 12-month contract opportunity Fully remote working Opportunity to support critical secure platform services and cloud infrastructure SC-cleared environment Rate £550 per day via Umbrella How to apply If you're interested in this opportunity apply with your latest CV availability and preferred location. If this role isn't quite right for you please get in touch for a confidential discussion about similar opportunities. isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk