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SC Cleared DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes

ECS Resource Group
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Last week
£600 – £700 pd

Salary

£600 – £700 pd

Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
21 May 2026 (Last week)
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SC Cleared DevOps Engineer

Initial 6-Month Contract

Hybrid Working - Blackpool

£600 - £700 p/day, Inside IR35

We're recruiting for an SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale cloud and platform engineering programme within a secure enterprise environment. This role will focus on container platforms, cloud security and CI/CD delivery across modern infrastructure environments.

Key responsibilities:

Deploying, managing and optimising Kubernetes environments, including AKS

Supporting CI/CD pipeline development and automation initiatives

Implementing and maintaining cloud security tooling, including Wiz

Working closely with infrastructure and development teams to improve deployment processes

Monitoring platform performance, reliability and security compliance

Supporting troubleshooting, incident resolution and continuous improvement activities

Required experience:

Active SC Clearance

Strong hands-on DevOps engineering experience within an enterprise environment

Proven experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Experience with cloud security tooling, ideally Wiz

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation best practicesECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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