Senior Devops Engineer in Nationwide
Senior Devops Engineer
Rate: Up to £749 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid/remote (UK-based – /London 1–2 days/week max for local candidates, less for candidates)
Contract Length: 6 months
Security Clearance: Active SC required
We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support a high-profile government programme. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and modern DevOps practices, working within a secure and highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines and delivery automation solutions
* Manage and optimise Git-based source control workflows across engineering teams
* Operate and support production systems on AWS
* Implement and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
* Develop automation and tooling using Python to improve operational efficiency
* Support live services including incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
* Work closely with engineering teams to improve deployment reliability and developer experience
* Apply a structured, evidence-led approach to diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues
Essential Skills & Experience
* Strong hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles
* Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
* Strong knowledge of Git-based workflows and source control best practices
* Commercial experience operating workloads in AWS ( cloud provider)
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
* Strong proficiency in Python for automation and tooling
* Experience supporting production-grade cloud environments
* Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with a structured approach
Desirable Experience
* Experience within government or highly regulated environments
* Containerisation and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
* Observability tools (logging, monitoring, alerting, tracing)
* Improving developer experience and platform reliability at scale