via reed · 25 June 2026 ·3 days ago

Principal DevOps Engineer- SC Cleared

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London Full-time GBP 95,000 – 110,000
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PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER- SC CLEARED

PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER

  • Permanent opportunity for a Principal DevOps Engineer with SC Clearance.

  • Salary up to £110,000 DOE

  • Hybrid opportunity with London based offices

  • To apply, please call Laura Jackson on , or email with an up-to-date CV.

WHO ARE WE?
We're hiring for DevOps Engineers at principal level to join a top consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions for industry-leading Public Sector and Defence clients.

You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact, innovative and mission-critical projects, shaping solutions that make a real difference.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, an SC Clearance eligibility is required.

THE PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER

  • Active SC Clearance or SC Clearance eligibility

  • London Based or ability to travel to London.

  • Experience as in a Senior/ Principal DevOps/ Platform engineering role

PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
  • Strong Linux expertise (RHEL/CentOS) with experience supporting production systems

  • Git for version control and collaborative development (GitHub / GitLab)

  • AWS cloud infrastructure, ideally with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

  • Kubernetes and container technologies (Docker) for modern platform environments

  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo)

  • Strong understanding of modern platform architecture, microservices and cloud-native systems

  • Good communication skills and ability to provide technical leadership.

TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly on . For further information please call me: / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS
DEVOPS ENGINEER, DEVOPS, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, PLATFROM ENGINEER, PLATFROM, CLOUD, AWS, AWS CLOUD, AWS ENGINEER, ANSIBLE, TERRAFORM, CLOUD SUPPORT, CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, DV CLEARED, DV CLEARANCE, SECURITY CLEARED, SC CLEARANCE, NSD

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