Skills

GitLab DevOps Kubernetes Monitoring AWS Gitlab CI Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Job Title: SC Cleared Senior DevOps Engineer
Rate: Up to £485 a day Inside IR35
Engagement: 12-month Contract
Location: UK Based - Remote working
Security Clearance: SC Cleared is required
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a central computer platform team. This team operates as a true platform function, providing secure, scalable, and well-observed infrastructure consumed by multiple product teams.
The role is hands-on and senior in nature, suited to engineers experienced in operating Kubernetes at scale and building reusable platform capabilities rather than working within a single application team.
Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and operate AWS EKS clusters used across the organisation
Manage Kubernetes addons and workloads using GitOps practices with ArgoCD
Develop and maintain Terraform codebases for EKS clusters and supporting AWS resources
Own GitLab CI pipelines responsible for deploying infrastructure as code
Work with internal tenants to provision and support GitLab Runners on EC2
Maintain and evolve Terraform modules that underpin runner provisioning
Build and manage monitoring, dashboards, and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana
Contribute to platform standards, reliability, and operational best practices
Required Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles
Proven experience working in a central cloud or platform team environment
Strong AWS experience with a focus on EKS
Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and GitOps deployment models
Strong Terraform experience managing production infrastructure
Experience with GitLab CI and GitLab Runners
Solid monitoring and observability experience using Prometheus and Grafana
Strong troubleshooting and operational mindset
Active SC clearance is required

About the Company

Since 2004, The Montash Group have worked to scale leading tech teams across the globe. Offering four unique service areas, the Montash Group are your specialists in niche tech requirements. We operate industry agnostic while supporting organizations of all sizes. Montash's core offering is local sourcing and placing freelance and/or permanent specialists for your tech teams. Operating on a remote-first approach, Remobi augments existing or new tech teams nearshore and our in- house solution teams provide consultation and E2... Know more