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Principal DevOps Engineer

Principal DevOps Engineer

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 550 /day

Senior

Freelance

09-01-2026

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Skills

GitHub GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Jenkins AWS AWS Cloud CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Infrastructure as Code GitHub Actions

Job Specifications

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer (AWS)

Contract | 6 months

Remote-first (UK) with occasional London on-site

Inside IR35 | £550–£575 per day

A large, high-impact public sector digital programme is hiring SC-cleared DevOps Engineers to strengthen its AWS delivery capability.

This is a senior, hands-on role focused on cloud infrastructure, automation and CI/CD within a mission-critical environment.

What You’ll Do

Build and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure at scale
Own and improve CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes
Drive automation, resilience and operational stability
Work closely with engineering teams on production deployments

Must-Have

Active SC Clearance
Strong AWS DevOps experience
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK
Docker, EKS/ECS
CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, AWS-native)

Contract Details

£550–£575 per day (Inside IR35)
6 months
Remote-first, occasional London on-site

To hear more get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade.

About the Company

Anson McCade is a specialist recruitment agency focusing on four primary sectors: Quant Research, Trading & Risk; Digital & Data Analytics; IT & Cyber Security; Business Change & Transformation and Strategy. With offices in London, Belfast, Paris and Sydney, Anson McCade operates globally, working on mandates across Europe, Asia and US. In an ever changing business and technological landscape, the need for exceptional, agile talent is crucial to almost every organisation’s success over the long term. We target the highest c... Know more