Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer - Contract (Inside IR35) Location: Remote Rate: £550 per day (Inside IR35) 4-5 month contract We are supporting a major IT service provider looking for a highly experienced DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and industrialise modern cloud‑native platforms across public and private cloud environments. This is a key role supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and zero-trust security. Key Responsibilities: * Build and operate platforms across GCP (GKE / GKE On-Prem / GDC) * Manage Kubernetes at scale (lifecycle, upgrades, Day 0/1/2, drift remediation) * Deliver GitOps-first operations (ArgoCD) * Develop IaC using Terraform Enterprise, Ansible & Metalsoft * Build multi-stage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) * Embed Zero Trust principles, secrets management (Akeyless) & compliance controls (DORA) * Lead platform modernisation and DevOps transformation initiatives Required Experience: * Strong CI/CD & IaC automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Ansible) * Kubernetes operations & cluster lifecycle management * GitOps and TFE workspace/module design * Secrets management & secure platform engineering (Akeyless preferred) * Experience building reusable "Golden Path" infrastructure * Strong understanding of security, compliance & regulated environments Further information available upon application. Please contact (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy