Devops Consultant
Ref: BBBH483588_1752928449???? We're Hiring: DevOps Engineer - Centre of Excellence (Cloud / CI/CD / Automation)
???? Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid - Minimum 2 days onsite/week)
???? Start Date: Immediate
???? Engagement Type: Contract - Outside IR35, 12-month initial term (with potential for extension or permanent employment)
???? Industry: Financial Services / Technology Consulting
About the Role
We are seeking a highly capable and automation-driven DevOps Engineer to join a newly established Centre of Excellence (CoE). This strategic team is responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and production-grade digital platforms across multiple client engagements in the financial services sector.
This role is ideal for an engineer with strong experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code, who thrives in collaborative, high-accountability environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in enabling continuous delivery, platform reliability, and engineering excellence across the CoE.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery
- Build and manage cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Collaborate with engineering teams to automate deployment, monitoring, and scaling of applications
- Ensure platform security, compliance, and observability through DevSecOps best practices
- Participate in architecture reviews, sprint planning, and incident response processes
- Contribute to the development of reusable DevOps assets and CoE engineering standards
- Support the integration of DevOps practices across multiple delivery teams and client engagements
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer in enterprise-grade environments
- Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)
- Experience working in regulated environments such as banking, fintech, or insurance
- Prior experience working in or contributing to a Centre of Excellence team
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python) and automation mindset
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Desirable Attributes
- Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
- Experience with secrets management and security tooling (e.g., Vault, Snyk)
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI-DSS)
- Prior consulting experience or experience in client-facing roles
Engagement Model
- Outside IR35
- 12-month initial contract with potential for extension or permanent employment
- Hybrid working model: minimum 2 days onsite in London, with flexibility to travel to other UK client sites as required
- Part of a long-term strategic capability within a joint consulting and technology delivery partnership
- This is a strategic, reusable engineering role
What We Offer
- A high-impact role within a purpose-built Centre of Excellence
- Opportunities to work on complex, high-value projects in the financial services sector
- A collaborative, delivery-focused culture committed to engineering excellence
- Long-term career development within a respected and expanding consulting capability
???? Interested? Apply now or reach out directly for a confidential conversation.