Senior GenAI DevOps Engineer

Overview

Senior Dev Ops Engineer (SC Cleared)

Rate:
Up to £100 an hour

Start:
January 2026

Location:

Hybrid – Must be willing to attend London site as required

Clearance:
Active SC clearance required

We are supporting a high-impact public sector AI / data platform project delivering secure, on-prem and cloud-based solutions. The project involves building scalable infrastructure and enabling GenAI capabilities such as LLMs, vector stores, and advanced data pipelines to support next-generation decision-making and insights.

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Dev Ops Engineer who can provide both technical leadership and hands-on delivery. You’ll be working closely with both internal and client teams to establish best-in-class Dev Ops practices and mentor a small team of junior engineers and civil servants.

• Lead and mentor a small, less experienced client-side Dev Ops team
• Establish and maintain CI / CD pipelines, automate infrastructure
• Present technical updates to stakeholders and support key decision-making
• Work collaboratively in a hybrid, agile environment
• Contribute to secure, scalable deployments of GenAI and data-driven tools
• Produce clear and maintainable documentation of configurations and processes

• 5+ years' experience in Dev Ops with a strong track record of delivery
• Strong Azure cloud expertise (VMs, networking, Key Vault, APIM, etc.)
• Experience with on-premises open-source components and containerized environments
• Proven leadership, communication, and mentoring capabilities
• Familiarity with data pipelines, vector stores, and GenAI / LLM integration
• Excellent documentation and team collaboration skills

• Azure Cloud Services (incl. Azure Dev Ops, ACR, Functions, Logic Apps)
• Terraform, Ansible, Git Hub, Git Lab, Jenkins, Argo CD
• Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Helm
• Monitoring:
  Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Azure Monitor
• Security tools:
  Sonar Qube, Trivy, Checkov, ZAP
• GenAI integration tools and vector stores (desirable)

If you are interested in this exciting Dev Ops Engineer opportunity with a leading aircraft manufacture based in London, please apply with your up-to-date CV.