DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Role: DevOps Engineer-
Location: Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham.-(60% per week to onsite on either location)
Clearance:-Active SC Clearance required
Work Type: Contract (3-6 Months)
Overview
We are seeking-experienced DevOps Engineers-to join a high-profile programmed within a secure government environment. This role focuses on building, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure while supporting data-driven platforms and integrations.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain-cloud-based infrastructure-using AWS
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using-Terraform
• Support and optimise-data processing pipelines-using Apache Spark and Airflow
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using-GitLab
• Containerise applications and services using-Docker
• Conduct and implement-security scanning and vulnerability management
• Work with-Jupyter Notebooks-for data exploration and development

• Strong experience with-AWS services
• Expertise in-Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Apache Spark
  • Python
  • Apache Airflow
  • Docker
  • GitLab CI/CD
• Experience with-security scanning tools-such as:
  • Trivy
  • Trend Micro
  • Wiz (or similar)
• Knowledge of-data engineering and pipeline orchestration
• Familiarity with-Jupyter Notebooks
• Experience working in-secure/public sector environments

• Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham.-(60% per week to onsite on either location)
• Occasional travel to-Newcastle-required for team workshops, planning, and collaboration sessions