DevOps Engineer
Outside IR35 | 12 months | Active SC
Helm | OpenShift | Terraform | Platform Tooling

SR2 is working with a long-standing delivery partner on the major public sector project, supporting modern DevOps enablement across platform and product teams.
We're looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer with strong Kubernetes experience to join a specialist platform engineering function. This team acts as an enabler — helping application teams adopt DevOps best practices via reusable tooling, scalable platforms, and robust CI/CD.

This is a 12-month contract, Outside IR35, and offers a chance to shape the DevOps culture of a critical Defence programme. Due to the quick turn around for this role, the client requires all applicants to currently have active SC clearance; unfortunately they cannot put you through this if you do not already have it.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, improve, and maintain platform engineering tools and services for application teams
Build and support CI/CD pipelines, containerised environments, and deployment workflows
Support product teams in taking ownership of their services across the entire SDLC
Contribute to standards, common tooling, and DevOps best practice across the DNA programme
Work independently and confidently engage with stakeholders on requirements, feasibility, and improvementsEssential Skills / Experience:

Kubernetes (3+ years), Helm, and strong containerisation knowledge
CI/CD tooling and pipeline automation.
Linux, Bash, and Infrastructure-as-Code experience
Comfortable working across small teams with autonomy
Excellent written and verbal communication skillsDesirable Skills:

OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, or other HashiCorp tools
Familiarity with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
Experience working with containerised services such as Postgres, Redis, Kafka, or Keycloak
Previous experience with MOD delivery environments or YAML-based pipelinesThe Details:

Contract: 12 months
Outside IR35
Rate: up to £480
Location: Remote with 1-2 days required on a fortnightly basis. 
Clearance: Active SC requiredPlease apply with a copy of your CV and Emma from SR2 will contact potential candidates regarding next steps