Entity:

People, Culture & Communications

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

About bp

We are an integrated energy company with a simple purpose: to delivery energy to the world, today and tomorrow. We bring together expertise, technology, and people to help meet global energy needs with scale, reliability, and care. At bp, we believe our greatest strength lies not just in what we do, but in what we stand for. Our beliefs are rooted in what matters most – keeping each other safe, speaking up when something doesn’t feel right, acting with integrity, showing care for others, and working as one team. These aren’t just statements – they shape how we show up for each other, our partners and the world around us. They’re how we stay grounded as we look ahead. Because taking bp to the next level isn’t just about what we achieve, it’s about how we get there. Living our beliefs gives us the energy and direction to deliver on our purpose and ambition.

Future talent scholars experience at bp

At bp, inclusion is for everyone.  We work hard to foster and maintain safe and inclusive workplaces.  We want our people, and those who work with us, to have the opportunity to perform at their best – no matter who they are, where they come from, or whatever their background may be.

Social mobility is about opening doors for everyone. Join us on this paid opportunity (including travel and accommodation) to connect with industry leaders and build a network that will help you achieve your goals.

Open to undergraduates from a lower socio-economic background from any discipline, you’ll spend time networking and hearing from inspirational leaders.

Join us for professional skills workshops, networking and learning from a variety of leaders from across our business. By the end of the programme, you’ll have a sense of how we work and the global challenges we’re finding answers to. You’ll also discover the culture of bp, our diverse range of roles and explore an area of your choice through a shadow day.

You will also get an opportunity to hear from our graduates about their roles and participate in workshops to help you improve your skills.

Participation offers a fast-track to technical interview for any of our internship opportunities the following year (eligibility criteria will apply).

Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career at bp.

What to expect

Our Future talent scholars programme is a stepping stone to a future filled with possibilities. You’ll be part of a community that not only champions innovation, collaboration, and personal development but also supports professional growth for all, regardless of background.

This immersive experience is your gateway to discovering a career in the energy sector, where you’ll gain firsthand insights about bp’s culture and learn about our diverse range of roles.

Following participation at the in-person week, you’ll take part in a series of engagement events all designed to be a launchpad to our internships. Complete the programme, and you’ll be rewarded with £3,000 to help you through your university studies.

• Inspiring connections: Spend time networking with leaders and peers who are as passionate as you are about empowering everyone to thrive in their careers, regardless of background

• Empowering insights: Gain invaluable insights from accomplished professionals who have excelled in their careers, helping to shape your own future success

• Graduate stories: Hear directly from recent graduates about their career journeys and experiences at bp

• Shadowing opportunity: Spend a day shadowing a current graduate in an area of your choice and learn about their daily responsibilities and experiences

• Career advancement: Participation at the Future talent scholars programme offers a fast-track opportunity to technical interviews for our internship programmes for the following year (eligibility criteria apply).  Please note, some opportunities, such as those in Supply, trading & shipping may be subject to additional testing to determine eligibility.

Eligibility

This programme is open to first year (or second year if studying a four-year course) undergraduate students who come from a lower socio-economic background and are passionate about learning more about opportunities to be part of the energy industry of the future.

To apply, you must have:

• Your normal place of residence must be in the UK
• Been eligible for UK Government funded Free School Meals

Or have at least two of the following apply to you:

• You attended a UK state school or college

• You were the first generation in your family to attend University

• The occupation of the main household earner when you were aged 14 was one of the following:

* Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver.

* Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff.

* Long-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year).

Location

The in person elements of this programme will take place at the following UK office:

bp Sunbury - ICBT (International Centre for Business & Technology), Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7LN

Other activities will be virtual, with potential shadow days at other UK locations, which could include Canary Wharf and Pangbourne.

Start & end dates

• 7th - 10th July 2026 in person.

• Virtual engagement events with dates TBC.

Other information

Please note the following when applying:

• You can only apply to one bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make. You will be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.

• Travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed subject to our policy (policy will be shared if you are invited to attend the programme)

Adjustments

We are keen to make our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any adjustments/accommodations, to any stage of the recruitment process, please mention this in the allocated section on your initial application form. Someone will then be in touch to discuss or confirm the adjustments/accommodations as appropriate for you. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss adjustments before applying, please get in touch:

T: +44 1635 584149

E: enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk

Attendance allowance

£3000 for attendance at the 4 day in person event, plus participation at ongoing engagement events throughout the year

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this roleThis role is not eligible for relocationThis position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote, UK

Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week to cover core business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri)

Working for Affinity:

We understand the importance of flexibility, wellness, performance and satisfaction - it is part of our culture

We offer opportunities to take unpaid leave and will give you one extra day’s holiday for every year you’ve worked with us, for up to 8 years

We know working from home introduces opportunities for you to do more domestic chores during the day, e.g. picking up the children from school, taking pets to the vet, etc. We don’t mind this at all, as long as we are aware of what you are doing and the work gets done!

About the Role:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who is always looking for opportunities to improve the services we provide for clients, in areas such as efficiency, cost effectiveness, security and reliability.

You’ll be pivotal in knowledge sharing internally within the business, assisting others in their assigned projects and, where necessary, supporting more junior members of Affinity to help them learn and improve.

The right DevOps engineer will have the opportunity to help grow and shape this emerging function within the team, creating a long-term career path for themselves within Affinity, with an opportunity to progress upwards.

What will your typical day look like?

You will be working on projects, such as the Cabinet Office WordPress support contract, to keep our clients’ systems up-to-date, available, resilient, secure, performing well and cost effective.

Working to improve the efficiency of our infrastructure related processes

At times you’ll need to work together with clients’ own internal teams and with any external infrastructure teams that Affinity may partner with.

Putting together infrastructure design documents at the start of projects, with a view to getting these signed off by the client and then acting as the basis for infrastructure build.

Building infrastructure on new projects through the use of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc. This will also include continuous integration processes, server provisioning, etc.

Imparting knowledge and experience to other Affinity team members, both verbally and also captured in tools such as Jira Confluence, where we would like to build up a repository of DevOps how-tos, best practices, etc.

Opportunity to work as a team lead where other Affinity team members are involved in DevOps.

Providing AWS and Azure thought leadership and mentoring in both advisory and delivery contexts.

Supporting out-of-hours rotas to provide support coverage for contracts in place with Affinity.

About you:

General requirements:

Willingness to provide on-call rota coverage of emergency support (24/7/365)

Ability to work flexible hours from time to time, for specific projects or tasks

UK based and resident in UK for last 3 years (given some client-driven security clearance requirements)

The role is fully remote, though visits to clients and to our office in Cornwall will occasionally be required

Technical must-haves:

Commercial experience of AWS, including services such as Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS/EKS, Amazon EFS, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Cost Explorer, etc.

Commercial experience of Azure, including services such as Azure Networking, Azure Cache (Redis and Memcached), App Services (running WordPress and .NET applications), Front Doors (CDN), API Services, storage services (blob storage, file storage, etc.), Azure Database services, Azure Cost Management, etc.

Terraform and/or CloudFormation scripting

Linux, Apache/Nginx

Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) experience including GitHub Actions

Familiarity with the AWS/Azure Well-Architected Framework and NCSC Cloud Security Principles

Security experience, including the resolution of issues found during penetration testing

Docker experience

Technical nice-to-haves:

System/server admin experience

Drupal, WordPress or Magento experience

PHP and Composer

Microsoft technologies, including .NET, Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, MSSQL, etc.

AWS certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, DevOps Engineer - Professional, speciality certifications, e.g., Database, Security, etc.)

Microsoft certifications, including Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.

Load testing experience, including jMeter, Gatling, K6, etc.

Other HashiCorp tools, e.g., Packer, Vault, Vagrant, Consul, etc.

Provisioning tools, e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, etc.

AWS Control Tower and/or Landing Zone

Experience with Google Cloud Platform

Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Software Developer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Developer, Azure Software Development may also be considered for this role.

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Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) - Multi-Cloud

Newcastle - Hybrid

4 Months Contract Inside IR35

£450 to £550 a day

*Active Security Clearance is Needed*

A high profiled consultancy firm is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with active SC Clearance to contribute to mission critical programme. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical lead who enjoys bridging the gap between high-level delivery and team development.

In this position, you will be at the heart of a complex multi-cloud estate (AWS and Azure). We need a specialist who is as comfortable architecting a Terraform module as they are coaching junior engineers to help them scale their skills. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring security, scalability, and observability are baked into the infrastructure from day one.

Essential Skills

• Hands-on experience across both AWS and Azure.
• Advanced skills in Terraform for building reusable modules.
• Proficiency with Ansible and Packer for configuration and image hardening.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Docker.
• Experience building pipelines within GitLab or Jenkins.
• Mastery of Linux environments and Bash scripting
• Experience with tools such as ELK or Dynatrace.

??Newcastle - Hybrid workday 2 or 3 days in office | ?? £450 to £550 | 4 Months Contract

*Active Security Clearance is Needed*

If you have the technical chops and a passion for mentoring, I want to hear from you. If the above seems of interest to you then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: London

Salary: TBC - We are booking interviews in next week! Please call or email for a slot

You’ll need to have an understanding of Windows and Linux systems and DevSecOps principles and experience of working within a multi-disciplined team. Knowledge and understanding of core software tools, methods, and frameworks to reliably integrate and deploy, integrate, and test features into environments to ensure optimum outcomes for our customers. Additionally, we’re looking for candidates with hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, including expertise in areas such as cloud architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and system performance optimization to support seamless integration and testing processes.

The Role:

So, what will you be doing as a DevOps Engineer?

• Design, build, deploy and manage a broad set of IT Infrastructure aligning to customer needs and requirements, while leveraging infrastructure engineering best practices to maintain system reliability and scalability with a focus on automation and repeatability.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripts and integrate those with CI/CD pipelines and a wider ecosystem of tools, prioritising automation to streamline deployments.
• Provide full end to end systems lifecycle management covering architecture, design, deployment and support through to decommissioning and migration.
• Support the integration and delivery of large and complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems, ensuring infrastructure components are robust and interoperable.
• Opportunities to experience the cloud by undertaking deployments in Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud environments, addressing potential constraints while optimizing infrastructure performance and security.

Further details:

• Advanced understanding of DevSecOps. The ability to work within an agile environment and delivering using Scrum and Sprints utilising tools such as Jira and Confluence to help planning and collaboration.
• Expert in Windows and Linux systems administration (Active Directory etc).
• Expert in Virtualisation technologies and concepts - VMware vsphere, ARIA Ops performance monitoring, software defined networking - NSX.
• Advanced understanding of Web proxy servers and configuration - Squid.
• Experience of Automation technologies Terraform and Ansible for complex builds, Packer.
• Experience of CI/CD pipeline builds - Jenkins.
• Understanding of Git/Bitbucket/GitLab integration, coding and branching strategies.
• Proficient in the use and administration of Containerisation technologies - Kubernetes, Docker.
• Proficient in Powershell, bash scripting.
• Proficient in Python.
• Proficient in the use of Networking skills - IPv4 addressing and routing.
• Experience of Logging and monitoring using Zabbix and Splunk.
• Experience of Cloud and AWS concepts and technologies.

Desired Skills:

• Can support maturation of automated CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments.
• Understanding of IaC and using this to deploy and integrate services on Cloud.
• Hands on experience in using and integrating with AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate, IAM, S3, Lambda.
• Experience using the AWS SDK (Boto3) to automate integration tasks.
• Experience or understanding integrating hybrid-cloud application deployments.
• Understanding of CloudTrail to debug and diagnose integration issues.

My client is keen to get this position filled ASAP, so if you feel you have the skills and desire to provide passion and drive as the next DevOps Engineer, this is the opportunity for you!

You will be required to undergo DV clearance for this role.

So, if you are interested in joining a well-established, renowned, globally recognised organisation working with experts in their field as the next DevOps Engineer, hit that apply button now!

Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.
We will contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. For a copy of our privacy policy please visit our website.

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days WFH, subject to business need)

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm (additional hours as required; on-call to be confirmed)

Overview of Role

The Engineer - Platform Engineering is responsible for developing pipelines and automation scripts to deliver IT infrastructure across both public and private cloud environments, incorporating security best practices throughout.

This role partners closely with infrastructure and application teams to identify automation opportunities, design reusable solutions, and support adoption across the wider IT function. The position also provides operational support for core cloud infrastructure technologies and acts as a third-line escalation point where required.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with infrastructure and application teams to identify automation opportunities and prioritise initiatives.
• Provide effort and impact assessments to support automation roadmaps.
• Design and develop standardised CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.
• Act as a subject matter expert in infrastructure automation, mentoring colleagues and promoting best practice.
• Integrate tooling (eg, ServiceNow) for automated provisioning and service workflows.
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems.
• Maintain and optimise cloud solutions in line with security policies and best practices.
• Identify and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues.
• Develop and document cloud standards, guardrails, and best practices.
• Ensure CMDB accuracy using automation wherever possible.
• Operationalise proof-of-concept solutions into production-ready platforms.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Application, and Security Architects during solution design.
• Engage with vendors to test and benchmark new technologies.
• Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery standards are Embedded in infrastructure design.
• Act as third-line escalation support for IT Operations.
• Maintain accurate documentation, time tracking, and change management compliance.
• Contribute to process improvement and foster strong working relationships across IT teams globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Microsoft Azure certification preferred.

Experience & Technical Skills

Required:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Proven experience developing automation solutions from ideation to deployment.
• CI/CD tooling experience.
• Strong Scripting and pipeline development capability.
• Terraform.
• Linux.
• Git version control.
• Automation across public cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of Information Security best practices.

Preferred:

• GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Microsoft Azure.
• PowerShell.
• Kubernetes.
• Python.
• Ansible.
• Visual Studio Code.
• Windows Server and Active Directory.
• ServiceNow integrations.
• Packer (server imaging).
• VMware, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC (private cloud infrastructure).
• Cisco ACI, F5, Palo Alto (private cloud networking).

Personal Attributes

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, global teams.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure with shifting priorities.
• Self-starter with strong initiative.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving ability.
• Committed to continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
• Comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote, UK

Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week to cover core business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri)

Working for Affinity:

• We understand the importance of flexibility, wellness, performance and satisfaction - indeed it is part of our culture
• We offer opportunities to take unpaid leave and will give you one extra day’s holiday for every year you’ve worked with us, for up to 8 years
• We know working from home introduces opportunities for you to do more domestic chores during the day, e.g. picking up the children from school, taking pets to the vet, etc. We don’t mind this at all, as long as we are aware of what you are doing and the work gets done!

About the Role:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who is always looking for opportunities to improve the services we provide for clients, in areas such as efficiency, cost effectiveness, security and reliability.

You’ll be pivotal in knowledge sharing internally within the business, assisting others in their assigned projects and, where necessary, supporting more junior members of Affinity to help them learn and improve.

The right DevOps engineer will have the opportunity to help grow and shape this emerging function within the team, creating a long-term career path for themselves within Affinity, with an opportunity to progress upwards.

What will your typical day look like?

• You will be working on projects, such as the Cabinet Office WordPress support contract, to keep our clients’ systems up-to-date, available, resilient, secure, performing well and cost effective.
• Working to improve the efficiency of our infrastructure related processes
• At times you’ll need to work together with clients’ own internal teams and with any external infrastructure teams that Affinity may partner with.
• Putting together infrastructure design documents at the start of projects, with a view to getting these signed off by the client and then acting as the basis for infrastructure build.
• Building infrastructure on new projects through the use of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc. This will also include continuous integration processes, server provisioning, etc.
• Imparting knowledge and experience to other Affinity team members, both verbally and also captured in tools such as Jira Confluence, where we would like to build up a repository of DevOps how-tos, best practices, etc.
• Opportunity to work as a team lead where other Affinity team members are involved in DevOps.
• Providing AWS and Azure thought leadership and mentoring in both advisory and delivery contexts.
• Supporting out-of-hours rotas to provide support coverage for contracts in place with Affinity.

About you:

General requirements:

• Willingness to provide on-call rota coverage of emergency support (24/7/365)

• Ability to work flexible hours from time to time, for specific projects or tasks

• UK based and resident in UK for last 3 years (given some client-driven security clearance requirements)

• The role is fully remote, though visits to clients and to our office in Cornwall will occasionally be required

Technical must-haves:

• Commercial experience of AWS, including services such as Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS/EKS, Amazon EFS, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Cost Explorer, etc.

• Commercial experience of Azure, including services such as Azure Networking, Azure Cache (Redis and Memcached), App Services (running WordPress and .NET applications), Front Doors (CDN), API Services, storage services (blob storage, file storage, etc.), Azure Database services, Azure Cost Management, etc.

• Terraform and/or CloudFormation scripting

• Linux, Apache/Nginx

• Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) experience including GitHub Actions

• Familiarity with the AWS/Azure Well-Architected Framework and NCSC Cloud Security Principles

• Security experience, including the resolution of issues found during penetration testing

• Docker experience

Technical nice-to-haves:

• System/server admin experience

• Drupal, WordPress or Magento experience

• PHP and Composer

• Microsoft technologies, including .NET, Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, MSSQL, etc.

• AWS certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, DevOps Engineer - Professional, speciality certifications, e.g., Database, Security, etc.)

• Microsoft certifications, including Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.

• Load testing experience, including jMeter, Gatling, K6, etc.

• Other HashiCorp tools, e.g., Packer, Vault, Vagrant, Consul, etc.

• Provisioning tools, e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, etc.

• AWS Control Tower and/or Landing Zone

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform

• Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Software Developer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Developer, Azure Software Development may also be considered for this role.

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. Automate deployments using Terraform , Ansible , and Packer . Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration. Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability. Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members. Technical Requirements Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure. IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes. Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills. CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab. Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace. Essential Criteria Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance . Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. TPBN1\_UKTJ

Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared) London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract to £550/day-£600/day (Inside IR35) Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance, AZURE Terraform code. 6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March 2026. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: Experienced Azure Cloud Engineer required to support cloud transformation programme. Must have in-depth experienced in AZURE Terraform code, GitHub Actions, implementation of both CI/CD.                                                                                          Hands-on experience in Software Development. Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure. Good working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems. Provide automated testing as you develop and Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience of Agile methods, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline maintenance + automation scripting, also strongly preferred. Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload.  Experienced in mentoring and training junior engineers. Desirable:  Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure. Azure Monitoring.  Software development experience using C# and SQL Server. Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm Banking / Financial Services domain experience preferred. Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months

Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared)

London (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

to £550/day-£600/day (Inside IR35)

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance , AZURE Terraform code.

6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March 2026.

Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the London office.

A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects:

• Experienced Azure Cloud Engineer required to support cloud transformation programme.
• Must have in-depth experienced in AZURE Terraform code, GitHub Actions, implementation of both CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience in Software Development.
• Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Good working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems.
• Provide automated testing as you develop and Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of Agile methods, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline maintenance + automation Scripting, also strongly preferred.
• Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload. Experienced in mentoring and training junior engineers.

Desirable:

• Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Azure Monitoring. Software development experience using C# and SQL Server. Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm
• Banking/Financial Services domain experience preferred.
• Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) - Multi-Cloud Newcastle - Hybrid 4 Months Contract Inside IR35 £450 to £550 a day \*Active Security Clearance is Needed\* A high profiled consultancy firm is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with active SC Clearance to contribute to mission critical programme. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical lead who enjoys bridging the gap between high-level delivery and team development. In this position, you will be at the heart of a complex multi-cloud estate (AWS and Azure). We need a specialist who is as comfortable architecting a Terraform module as they are coaching junior engineers to help them scale their skills. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring security, scalability, and observability are baked into the infrastructure from day one. Essential Skills Hands-on experience across both AWS and Azure. Advanced skills in Terraform for building reusable modules. Proficiency with Ansible and Packer for configuration and image hardening. Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Docker. Experience building pipelines within GitLab or Jenkins. Mastery of Linux environments and Bash scripting Experience with tools such as ELK or Dynatrace. Newcastle - Hybrid workday 2 or 3 days in office | £450 to £550 | 4 Months Contract \*Active Security Clearance is Needed\* If you have the technical chops and a passion for mentoring, I want to hear from you. If the above seems of interest to you then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration. Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability. Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members. Technical Requirements Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure. IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes. Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills. CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab. Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace. Essential Criteria Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance. Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer 8 months SC Cleared Hybrid - London

My customer is looking for an SC Cleared Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong cloud and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise to support the delivery of a large-scale Infrastructure Transformation project.

This role requires a Security Cleared Cloud Infrastructure professional with solid, hands-on experience with DevOps, Terraform, and GitHub.

Responsibilities of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Lead the complete transition of applications into the Azure environment.
• Create Automation by implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) working with tools such as Terraform.
• Provide SRE-level support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for complex cloud environments.
• Coach less-experienced engineers and champion collaborative knowledge-sharing.
• Installing and configuring Windows based systems.
• Integrate PowerShell automation with database operations
• Writing clear and concise documentation.

Essential Skills of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Must hold an Active SC Clearance.
• Must have experience completing large scale transformation projects.
• Must have extensive hands-on experience:
  • Azure DevOps
  • PowerShell
  • SQL
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • GitHub
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Desirable hands-on experience:
  • Kubernetes
  • C# development
  • Packer
  • Helm
  • AKS
  • Flux

The successful Cloud Infrastructure Engineer must be available to work 2 days a week onsite in Central London.

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Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments.
• Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration.
• Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability.
• Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members.

Technical Requirements

• Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure.
• IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer.
• Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills.
• CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab.
• Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace.

Essential Criteria

• Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.