Senior Platform DevOps Engineer
HelloKindred · Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Staffing and Recruiting · 201-500 employees
About the role
The Senior DevOps Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native platform solutions within a public sector environment. Responsibilities include managing CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and database infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize platform performance.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have strong experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, containerization, and identity management solutions like Keycloak and Microsoft Entra. Applicants are required to be UK passport holders eligible for BPSS and SC security clearance.
Full description
Company Description
Who is HelloKindred?
HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.
Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.
Job Description
Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: December 31, 2026
Work set up: Hybrid (Remote with travel to Croydon as required)
Clearance required: BPSS + SC Transfer (approximately 7 weeks)
Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the delivery of secure, scalable, and cloud-native platform solutions within a public sector environment. The successful candidate will have strong experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, identity and access management, and modern DevOps practices. Experience with data migration projects is considered advantageous.
What you will do:
- Design, deploy, and maintain cloud platform solutions.
- Configure and support ACP/Core Cloud environments.
- Implement and manage identity and access management solutions using Keycloak and Microsoft Entra.
- Support object storage solutions using Amazon S3.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases.
- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters.
- Build, deploy, and support containerized applications using Docker.
- Configure and manage Kubernetes autoscaling using Karpenter.
- Monitor platform performance and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
- Automate deployment and operational processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve platform reliability and delivery efficiency.
- Support data migration activities where required.
- Maintain technical documentation and implementation standards.
- Follow DevOps best practices to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available environments.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience as a Senior DevOps Engineer or in a similar DevOps or Cloud Engineering role.
- Strong experience with ACP/Core Cloud platforms.
- Experience implementing identity and access management solutions using Keycloak and Microsoft Entra.
- Experience with Amazon S3 object storage.
- Proficiency administering MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience implementing Kubernetes autoscaling using Karpenter.
- Understanding of cloud-native architectures and container orchestration.
- Experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery environments.
- Data migration experience is advantageous.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
- UK Passport Holder.
- Eligible to obtain BPSS clearance and transfer SC clearance (approximately seven-week onboarding process).
Additional Information
Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.
HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
- Department: Tech Staffing
- Anticipated Hours per Week: 37.5
- Work Setup: Hybrid
- Compensation: from GBP 0 - daily
