Informed Solutions

DevOps Engineer

Informed Solutions

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

About the role

  • Help deliver national-scale, high-impact technology solutions that make the UK smarter, safer, cleaner, and healthier.
  • You’ll work cross-functionally with developers, testers, user-centred designers, delivery managers, and data scientists to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions, while shaping DevOps practices across our projects, teams, and clients.
  • This is your chance to apply your expertise in automation, scalability, security, and cloud-native engineering to real-world challenges, while shaping DevOps practices across our projects, teams, and clients.
  • At Informed Solutions, you’ll work with a talented, driven team of problem solvers, innovators, and builders who thrive on solving complex challenges in meaningful ways.
  • At a certified Great Place to Work you’ll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations.
  • About Us — Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen’s Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy.
  • Why Join Us? – Purpose-driven projects: Deliver impactful tech for good solutions in healthcare, civil defence, sustainability, digital democracy, and more.
  • Influence at scale: Help define and embed DevOps best practice across engineering teams and client environments.
  • Growth and recognition: Shape your own career path, supported by InformedACADEMY and opportunities to mentor, lead, and innovate.
  • Award-winning innovation: Be part of a consultancy recognised with multiple Queen’s Awards for Innovation.

Requirements

  • As a Senior / Lead DevOps Engineer, you will:
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for deploying software and infrastructure through to production, collaborating closely with developers, testers, user-centred designers, delivery managers, data scientists, and clients.
  • Apply zero-downtime deployment strategies to ensure reliability and resilience across projects and teams.
  • Use Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and cloud-native CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodePipeline).
  • Engage directly with clients, understanding their needs and translating them into robust, secure, and scalable DevOps solutions.
  • Drive adoption of DevOps best practices, mentoring colleagues, guiding client teams, and influencing delivery outcomes.
  • Improve security posture with automated monitoring, vulnerability detection, and patching, working alongside relevant stakeholders.
  • Actively shape company-wide standards, tools and approaches for DevOps, incorporating input from cross-functional teams and clients.
  • Stay ahead of the curve by bringing new ideas, tools, and techniques into our work, supporting teams and clients in applying them effectively
  • Key Skills:
  • AWS DevOps engineering at scale, with deep knowledge of automation, distributed systems, and container orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and cloud-native CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodePipeline).
  • Designing and operating secure, scalable, and high-performance systems
  • Leading and mentoring engineers, embedding DevOps culture and practice.
  • Agile delivery environments (Scrum, GDS, Agile phases, etc.).
  • Ability to build strong client relationships, explain complex technical concepts, and guide client teams in adopting DevOps practices.
  • Desirable skills:
  • Experience working in a professional services or consultancy environment, with proven client-facing responsibility
  • Multi-cloud experience (Azure, GCP).
  • Awareness and/or experience of GOV.UK Service Standards and Technology Code of Practice.
  • Experience delivering as part of multiple projects concurrently across client and internal teams.
  • Personal Qualities:
  • Hands-on, with a strong DevOps mindset.
  • Analytical and inquisitive: you challenge assumptions and find better ways forward.
  • Collaborative and adaptable: thriving in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communicator: able to simplify complex ideas for different audiences.
  • A natural leader: guiding by example and influencing positive change.