cover image
Morson Edge

Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes)

On site

London, United kingdom

£ 650 /day

Senior

Freelance

06-01-2026

Share this job:

Skills

Python RStudio GitHub CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Ansible VMware Research Recruitment CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Senior DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes- Virtualisation

Senior DevOps Engineer with strong Kubernetes experience and ideally experience of virtualisation projects is needed to support our Higher Education client to implement infrastructure as code pipelines for deploying research-supporting applications within social science applications.

The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for will implement infrastructure as code pipelines for deploying research-supporting applications and associated services on private cloud (on-prem) infrastructure using Virtual Machines and Kubernetes.

Senior DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes- Virtualisation- Essential Experience

Experience deploying applications with Kubernetes
Expert level skills and expertise in Kubernetes
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Infrastructure as Code development (Terraform).
Ability to liaise with end-users to gather requirements, ensuring that application deployments meet their needs and that available resources are used efficiently.
Experience of working on Virtualisation projects, awareness of VMware
Experience of using Ansible and GitHub.
Senior DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes- Virtualisation- Desirable Experience
Knowledge of public/private cloud
Experience within a Higher Education environment, particularly working with research/academic stakeholders to translate their requirements into technical solutions.
Knowledge of python and Rstudio or Rancher or Kubernetes cluster on Harvester.

Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week on site in central London
Pay rate £650pday inside IR35
InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

About the Company

Specialist talent for complex challenges. Morson Edge connects businesses in aerospace, defence, infrastructure, energy, technology, and financial services with the people who make the difference. We do more than fill roles. We solve productivity problems by matching skills and mindsets that strengthen teams and raise performance standards. Our clients move faster because we find talent that sees further. From long-term pipelines to critical projects, we supply the specialists who make progress happen. As part of Morson Grou... Know more