DevOps Engineer (Performance Testing)

6 Months Contract + extension

£600 per day (Inside IR35)

Remote working

Please note active SC Clearance is needed for the role

A leading global consultancy is looking for an experienced hybrid devOps and Performance specialist to superhead critical national infrastructure projects. You will essentially ensure the resilience and scalability of a massive cloud-native environment. This is a high-visibility role where you will bridge the gap between infrastructure stability and rigorous performance validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & CI/CD: Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment cycles.
• Performance Engineering: Lead the charge on system reliability by executing complex performance test runs, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing upgrades.
• System Integrity: Proactively monitor the service environment, diagnosing faults within the cloud infrastructure and delivering detailed technical reports.
• Collaboration: Work as a core member of the DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless environmental upgrades and stability.

Essential Skills

• Cloud Infrastructure: Deep hands-on experience with AWS.
• Orchestration: Proven expertise in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Automation & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• CI/CD Tooling: Expert knowledge of Jenkins and Concourse.
• Performance Testing: Extensive experience writing test strategies and using tools such as JMeter, K6, Postman, or Swagger.
• Infrastructure as Code: Solid experience with Ansible.
• Observability: Proficiency with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK).
• Testing Philosophy: A background in both manual testing and automated performance validation.

6 Months Contract + extension | £600 per day (Inside IR35) |Remote working

Please note active SC Clearance is needed for the role

If this seems of interest then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to

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