Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer – eDV Cleared

Location: UK – Fully Remote

Contract: 6 Months

Rate: Up to £900 per day

Clearance: Active eDV Clearance Required

Start: ASAP

We are currently looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer with active eDV clearance to join a high-profile UK public sector programme.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a technically challenging environment, supporting secure and highly resilient cloud infrastructure within a national security-focused programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure cloud infrastructure and services.
• Support the deployment, configuration and management of cloud environments.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code.
• Work closely with DevOps, Software Engineering and Security teams.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and cloud-related issues.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Ensure cloud environments meet stringent security, resilience and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to technical design and continuous improvement of the platform.

Key Skills & Experience

• Active eDV clearance – essential.
• Strong commercial experience as a Cloud Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / DevOps Engineer .
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure .
• Infrastructure as Code – ideally Terraform .
• Strong understanding of CI/CD , ideally Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes .
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with cloud networking, security and identity/access management.
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash or PowerShell .
• Experience working within UK Government, Defence or National Security environments is highly desirable.

The Opportunity

• 💰 Up to £900/day
• 🏠 100% Remote – UK
• 📅 Initial 6-month contract
• 🔐 eDV clearance essential
• 🚀 ASAP start
• 🏛️ High-profile public sector / national security programme
• 🔄 Strong potential for extension

If you hold active eDV clearance and are available for a new contract opportunity, we'd be keen to speak with you.