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DevOps Engineer – OUTSIDE IR35 – SECURITY CLEARED Start date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: 1-2 days per month in Portsmouth & rest of the month working from home Rate: £400 - £465 per day OUTSIDE IR35 Summary: We are seeking a skilled Platform Integration Engineer to support the secure deployment and lifecycle management of containerised applications for our client. This role will bridge the gap between development and platform engineering teams, resolving current deployment challenges, and uplifting CI/CD maturity across the organisation. The successful candidate will have deep Kubernetes expertise, strong DevSecOps practices, and experience working in regulated defence/government environments. Skills:Active SC clearance (must be in place prior to start).Kubernetes expertise (3 years), including design, deployment, and operations at scale.Hands-on experience with VMware Tanzu or Red Hat OpenShift.Strong proficiency in CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Tekton).Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, Helm, Ansible.Scripting: Bash, Python.Experience in air-gapped environments and secure software supply chain practices (SBOMs, image scanning).Familiarity with MOD/NCSC guidance and CIS benchmarks.Proven ability to work across organisational boundaries and with external teams.Desirable Skills:Exposure to multiple Kubernetes distributions.Experience with MODCloud, Azure, or AWS in regulated environments.GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).Observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK/EFK.Service mesh technologies: Istio, Linkerd.Experience with containerised services: Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Keycloak.Familiarity with MOD delivery processes and SSDF-aligned development environments.

The Opportunity Join a small, highly skilled engineering team managing and scaling digital media platforms. You’ll work across DevOps, backend, and cloud infrastructure, shaping architecture, improving performance, and driving automation. This role suits someone hands-on with AWS, comfortable owning projects end-to-end, and eager to collaborate in a technical, fast-moving environment. What You’ll DoLead initiatives to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.Build and maintain backend services and infrastructure following cloud best practices.Enhance CI/CD and IaC setups (AWS CloudFormation, Serverless Framework).Monitor, secure, and optimise AWS environments What You Bring6 years’ experience in software or DevOps engineering.Strong AWS skills, ideally hands-on with Lambda, SQS, S3, or API Gateway.Background in backend development (Redis, NoSQL/SQL, NestJS, or Express).Knowledge of CI/CD, GitOps, and Kubernetes/EKS.Fluent English; German a plus (Not mandatory)Why ApplyWork in a collaborative, technically focused environment.Mix of remote and on-site work (around 60% home office).Competitive salary and modern cloud-native stack.Culture built on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Principal Product Designer (Hybrid - Germany)I’m partnered with a leading European tech company valued at €2.9B, hiring a Principal UI/UX Designer.You'll own the end-to-end design of a platform powering vast B2B workflows across desktop and mobile, backed by a mature design & engineering ecosystem.You’ll collaborate with product, research, engineering and data science to turn insights into high-impact interfaces built on a scalable design system. The team uses an open-source UI component library (atoms→molecules→organisms) and a React / TypeScript frontend layer allowing design-to-code handoff and reuse.Expect to:Translate complex data-rich dashboards and dealer metrics into elegantly designed UI components.Use Figma to design and iterate components that align with UI standards (spacing, breakpoints, typography variables, colour variables) e.g. the library lists spacing tokens $S 8px, $M 12px etc.Run and interpret A/B experiments (the company uses experimentation data to optimise conversion) so your design decisions are backed by measurable business outcomes.Negotiate design direction with senior stakeholders: advocate for the craft, balance business requirements and technical constraints, mentor other designers in the team.Ensure high-craft delivery: pixel-perfect UI, accessibility standards, responsive behaviour across viewports (e.g. breakpoints from 321px→1270px ).If you’re a hands-on design leader who can navigate detail and strategy, craft UI systems, influence product direction, and deliver measurable outcomes, let’s talk. Send your CV and portfolio for a confidential chat.

DevSecOps Security Engineer – £620/day (PAYE via Umbrella)Location: Knutsford (Hybrid – 60% office / 40% remote)Rate: £620/day (Inside IR35)Duration: 12 MonthsJoin one of the UK’s most forward-thinking financial institutions as a DevSecOps Security Engineer and play a key role in embedding security into every layer of modern software delivery. This is your chance to work on cutting-edge DevSecOps initiatives - scaling secure development practices, automating security controls, and integrating industry-leading tooling into enterprise CI/CD pipelines.Responsibilities:Drive security automation by implementing and optimising SAST/SCA tools such as Veracode, Checkmarx, Snyk, Wiz, or SonarQubeEmbed security into CI/CD pipelines across GitHub, Jenkins, and BitBucketCollaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams on secure application migrationsChampion secure coding - guide developers and improve remediation workflowsDeliver clear reporting and visibility into vulnerabilities and tool performanceYour background:Proven track record integrating SAST/SCA tools into real-world development environmentsDeep understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure SDLC practicesHands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automationFamiliarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or OpenShift)Understanding of container security (Docker, Kubernetes)Strong communicator who thrives in cross-functional, engineering-driven teamsWhy You’ll Love ItWork on a strategic, enterprise-scale security initiativePartner with elite DevOps, Cloud, and Security Engineers in a collaborative environmentGain exposure to modern security tooling and practices in a global organisationIf you’re passionate about building security into the fabric of DevOps and want to make a tangible impact in a large-scale financial environment, we want to hear from you.

SRE/Software Engineer | SpainAn unbelievable opportunity has opened for you to join a late-stage tech company. Backed by fresh Series E funding, and trusted by some of the biggest global names across tech, finance, and media; the kind of clients whose platforms you actually use every day.You have some experience as a Software Engineer with backend development skills the likes of Node.js, Python or Ruby etc. You also have an affinity for Site Reliability Engineering with experience in monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog or CloudWatch, containerisation experience in containers such as Kubernetes, Docker or ECS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform, Pulumi or Cloudformation.Why this role stands outBe part of a Series E tech company at the biggest stage of their growthPlay a central role in solving real-world challengesReceive an equity stake on top of a competitive salary packageBenefit from an award-winning working environment designed to keep you happy healthyIf you enjoy taking things apart to make them faster, safer, and more elegant, you’ll fit right in here.Team in based in Spain, working location to be discussed. 3 x days in office per week.

SRE/Software Engineer | SpainAn unbelievable opportunity has opened for you to join a late-stage tech company. Backed by fresh Series E funding, and trusted by some of the biggest global names across tech, finance, and media; the kind of clients whose platforms you actually use every day.You are an experienced Software Engineer with strong backend development skills in the likes of Node.js, Python or Ruby etc. You also have an affinity for Site Reliability Engineering with experience in monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog or CloudWatch, containerisation experience in containers such as Kubernetes, Docker or ECS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform, Pulumi or Cloudformation.Why this role stands outBe part of a Series E tech company at the biggest stage of their growthPlay a central role in solving real-world challengesReceive an equity stake on top of a competitive salary packageBenefit from an award-winning working environment designed to keep you happy healthyIf you enjoy taking things apart to make them faster, safer, and more elegant, you’ll fit right in here.Team in based in Spain, working location to be discussed. 3 x days in office per week.

DevOps Engineer – OUTSIDE IR35 – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: 1-2 days per fortnight in Portsmouth & rest of the month working from home Rate: £400 - £470 per day OUTSIDE IR35 Summary: We are looking for a DevOps/Platform Engineer to join a well-established Platform Engineering team that act as an enabler to allow application teams to practice DevOps via best of class platform, tooling, and standards. The ideal candidate will work across product-focused teams to gather requirements, evaluate tools, implement/update solutions, provision environments, and assist with operational issues. They will also contribute to the community ensuring that DevOps practices evolve in line with technology advances. Skills:Kubernetes (3 years min)HelmCI/CD pipelinesLinuxVCS (ideally Github)Building and maintaining containersGood communication skills both in written and verbal format with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely.Strong soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptabilityDeveloping common services, manuals etc. to support delivery teams in taking ownership of their services through the entire development life cycle.Infrastructure-as-codeBashDelivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum experience.Desirable Skills:RedHat OpenShiftHashicorp (such as Terraform, Packer, Vault)AnsibleObservability (such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)Containerised services (such as Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Keycloak, Elk)Experience of doing all the above at OS or S levelYAML based pipelines.Immutable infrastructureExperience with MOD delivery processes.

Infrastructure Automation Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location: 1-2 days in London office, 3-4 days remoteRate: £600 per day inside ir35 Summary We are seeking a skilled Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support a large-scale network modernisation programme for one of the world’s leading Universities. This is an exciting opportunity to join the programme at initiation. The right candidate will drive forward the automation workstream that underpins the largest network modernisation programme across the UK higher education sector. Core responsibilities include design, implementation, testing of automated Network Infrastructure development that will enable scalable, secure, automated, resilient network services across the University’s estate.Responsibilities & SkillsDesign and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible and GitHub.Automate provisioning and configuration of network infrastructure (e.g., firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, SD-WAN).Collaborate with the Network Architecture and DevOps team to automate self-service infrastructure configuration.Integrate infrastructure automation into CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment.Development of reusable patterns, modules, templates and playbooks that ensure consistency, auditability, and rapid service enablement.Monitor infrastructure/cyber and automate remediation workflows.Ensure compliance with security and governance policies through automated controls.Document infrastructure designs, automation workflows, and operational procedures.Key SkillsWorking on large scale Network transformation programmes.Technical lead of infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation, deployment, configuration, management and scaling.Managing delivery alongside external partners and managing senior stakeholders.Building automated pipelines and orchestration frameworks for hybrid environments (on-premises, private/public cloud) including automated testing.Expert in industry-standard software and project methodologies and tooling (e.g., SAFe (Agile), Jira, Confluence).Expert in Network systems particularly Aruba technology stack.Solid understanding of Application delivery control.Network infrastructure automation using DevOps practices.Strong hands-on experience with:Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPNs, firewalls).Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).Scripting skills including Python and React.