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About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Cleared DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-premises environments. This role requires an active security clearance and experience working within regulated or security-sensitive environments. You will work across GCP infrastructure, automation, networking, security, and DevOps, helping to build and maintain highly available, resilient, and compliant cloud platforms. The role is suited to an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and working with modern cloud technologies in environments where security and reliability are critical.

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available GCP infrastructure.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and other automation tools.
Develop, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Cloud Build.
Automate deployment, configuration management and operational processes using scripting languages such as Python, Bash or PowerShell.
Manage GCP services, including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, IAM and VPC networking.
Implement containerisation and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.
Establish monitoring, logging, alerting and observability using Google Cloud Operations Suite and other monitoring platforms.
Apply security best practices across cloud infrastructure, including IAM, least-privilege access, secrets management, encryption and vulnerability management.
Support incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
Collaborate with development, security and architecture teams to embed DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Implement backup, disaster recovery, resilience and business continuity solutions.
Ensure cloud environments comply with applicable security policies, governance requirements and operational standards.
Contribute to technical documentation, operational runbooks and knowledge sharing across the team.

Requirements

Proven commercial experience working as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer or in a similar role.
Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Practical experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Experience building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of Linux administration, networking, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls and load balancing.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and container-based application deployments.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash or equivalent.
Experience with Git-based version control and collaborative software development workflows.
Understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, encryption and secure configuration practices.
Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and production incident resolution.
Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and modern DevOps principles.
Active Security Clearance is essential
Experience deploying and managing workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Google Cloud certifications, such as Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect.
Experience with Google Cloud Build, Artifact Registry and Cloud Deploy.
Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
Experience implementing DevSecOps tooling, including SAST, DAST, container image scanning and dependency scanning.
Familiarity with policy-as-code, automated compliance and security controls.
Experience working in regulated, government, defence or other security-sensitive environments.
Knowledge of cloud landing zones, organisation policies, Shared VPC and service perimeter controls.
Experience with service reliability engineering (SRE), SLIs, SLOs and error budgets.
Familiarity with ISO 27001, NCSC guidance and relevant UK Government security requirements.

Skills

GCP
Terraform
CI/CD
GitLab CI
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Cloud Build
Python
Bash
PowerShell
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Compute Engine
Cloud Storage
Cloud SQL
IAM
VPC networking
Docker
Kubernetes
Google Cloud Operations Suite
DevSecOps
Linux administration
Networking
DNS
TCP/IP
Firewalls
Load balancing
Git
Agile
DevOps principles
Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Professional Cloud Architect
Artifact Registry
Cloud Deploy
Argo CD
Flux
SAST
DAST
ISO 27001
NCSC guidance
UK Government security requirements
SRE
SLIs
SLOs

Location

Flexible Working

Work Type

Flexible Working

Experience Level

Proven commercial experience working as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer or in a similar role.

Education Level

Google Cloud certifications, such as Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect.

Salary/Compensations

Competitive Salary

Benefits

Bonus Scheme
Private Healthcare Insurance
25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
Up to 10 days allocated for development training per year
Enhanced Parental Leave
Paid Fertility Leave (5 Days)
Contributory Pension
EAP with Help@Hand
Gym Membership Benefits
Flexible Benefits Allowance
Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes
Flexible Working
Annual Away Days/Company Socials

About the Company

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery.
We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. By combining deep technical expertise with people-centred design, we create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact.
Our consultants partner directly with client teams, embedding into organisations to understand their goals, challenges, and users. This collaborative approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable outcomes across public and private sectors.
Past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI.
We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact.

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages and respects all individuals, where all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs.
Encouraging high social mobility is really important to us. We foster an inclusive culture by welcoming different perspectives, enabling equitable opportunities and promoting open dialogue. This commitment is reflected in initiatives such as our gender diversity group and our focus on mental health and wellbeing. Whatever stage you are at, you will find an environment where you can thrive.
Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive, enabling all candidates to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential.