DevOps Engineer

**DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) – Contract** Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: Inside ir35 Duration: 6 months Sector: Financial Services We are hiring a DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of an Enterprise Detection and Response (EDR) solution across a large\-scale cloud estate. The environment includes both Kubernetes clusters and containerised workloads across enterprise production systems. This role sits within a regulated Financial Services environment and requires SC Clearance. You will work closely with platform, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable deployment across cloud and hybrid environments. **Key Responsibilities** * Support deployment of EDR tooling across cloud servers, Kubernetes clusters, and containerised environments * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tooling * Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform * Troubleshoot and optimise cloud infrastructure using monitoring and observability tooling * Work closely with security teams to ensure secure\-by\-design deployment practices **Essential Skills \& Experience** * Experience working with Azure cloud environments * Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent) * Hands\-on experience with Terraform or other IaC tools * Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, VPN, Load Balancing, Firewalls) * Experience with Kubernetes and containerised workloads * Exposure to observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, or similar * Experience in DevOps or SRE environments **Desirable** * Experience in regulated environments (Financial Services or Government) * Understanding of SRE principles and automation practices * Agile working experience (Scrum or similar) This is an excellent opportunity to join a high\-impact programme delivering security and platform improvements across a complex enterprise estate. If you are SC Cleared and available, or know someone suitable, please apply or get in touch.