Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer – Contract (Inside IR35)
Location: Remote
Rate: £550 per day (Inside IR35)
4-5 month contract

We are supporting a major IT service provider looking for a highly experienced DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and industrialise modern cloud‑native platforms across public and private cloud environments.

This is a key role supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and zero-trust security.

Key Responsibilities:
• Build and operate platforms across GCP (GKE / GKE On-Prem / GDC)
• Manage Kubernetes at scale (lifecycle, upgrades, Day 0/1/2, drift remediation)
• Deliver GitOps-first operations (ArgoCD)
• Develop IaC using Terraform Enterprise, Ansible & Metalsoft
• Build multi-stage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
• Embed Zero Trust principles, secrets management (Akeyless) & compliance controls (DORA)
• Lead platform modernisation and DevOps transformation initiatives

Required Experience:
• Strong CI/CD & IaC automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Ansible)
• Kubernetes operations & cluster lifecycle management
• GitOps and TFE workspace/module design
• Secrets management & secure platform engineering (Akeyless preferred)
• Experience building reusable “Golden Path” infrastructure
• Strong understanding of security, compliance & regulated environments


Further information available upon application.

Please contact Henry@ecsgrp.co.uk or call 01676 545 393 for more information.