DV - DevOps Engineer (IT) / Freelance

4 weeks ago


Hampshire, United Kingdom LA International Computer Consultants Ltd Full time

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Engineering:
Build, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins to support automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Cloud Infrastructure:
Design and manage cloud-native architectures-primarily on AWS or Azure-using IaC tooling including Terraform, CloudFormation.

Automation & Scripting:
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar.

Containerisation & Orchestration:
Develop and maintain containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), ensuring high availability, observability, and secure configuration.

Platform Reliability:
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, or CloudWatch to support SRE best practices.

Security & Compliance:
Embed security into pipelines and infrastructure, including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, least-privilege architecture, and identity management (e.g., IAM, RBAC).

Collaboration & Agile Delivery:
Work closely with software engineers, testers, cloud architects, and product teams to support agile delivery, improve developer experience, and enable continuous improvement.

Incident Response & Operational Support:
Provide operational support for platform services, contributing to incident management, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Strong background in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).

Proficiency with Terraform or similar IaC technologies.

Experience with Kubernetes in production environments.

Strong understanding of CI/CD, automation, and deployment strategies.

Knowledge of Linux systems engineering, networking fundamentals, and application security.

Experience with Git-based workflows and modern DevOps toolchains.

Desirable:

Experience building or operating highly regulated or security-focused environments.

Knowledge of service meshes, ingress controllers, or microservices patterns.

Familiarity with configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).

Experience with zero-trust principles, identity federation, or secure architecture patterns.

Exposure to serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda or Azure Functions.


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.


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