DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared at Distributed, UK, £Freelance Rate

DevOps Engineer

SC Cleared, or previously held SC Clearance with the ability to regain

Various locations, hybrid across the UK

Inside IR35

Who are we?
We're a software development company building the world's Elastic Workforce, reinventing work and challenging the assumption that a local team = the best team. We help businesses deliver technical projects better than ever before through our platform and on-demand Elastic Teams.

What’s in it for you? Our mission is to create freelance jobs with more benefits than permanent. Want to know more? Read: https://distributed.co/about

About this role
We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join an innovative project with a public sector client. You’ll play a key role in designing, deploying, and operating highly available, resilient web services in the public cloud (AWS), leveraging shared infrastructure and driving best practices in microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps culture. This is a remote role requiring SC clearance.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and implement CI/CD workflows using GitLab.
• Deploy services safely to AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS) as containers or instances.
• Foster a DevOps culture, encouraging collaboration and mentorship within the team.
• Assess services, identify improvements, and ensure high standards in deployment, testing, and operation.
• Apply expertise in logging, monitoring, and automated testing to enhance service reliability.

About You
We’re looking for passionate technologists who enjoy working in collaborative agile teams. You’ll need to be a clear, concise, and engaging communicator with people on your team. We enjoy the big picture and the detail; we want people who excel at both.

• Strong experience with AWS (ECS, EC2, EKS), GitLab CI, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, and Linux (RHEL).
• Expertise in microservices, HTTP/REST, and containerised services.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Cloudwatch, Prometheus) and automated testing (e.g., Selenium).
• SC clearance (or eligibility) and a track record of enforcing DevOps best practices.
• Bonus: Development experience and a focus on continuous improvement.