About this role
Salary: £125,000 - 145,000 per year
Requirements
- 5+ years of cloud engineering experience, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code.
- Proven hands-on experience as an automation engineer in enterprise environments.
- Practical experience with Terraform or OpenTofu, Ansible, GCP or Azure public cloud, Dell Distributed Private Cloud, and GitOps pipelines.
- Experience working without direct internet connectivity.
- Confidence working in highly regulated or classified environments where reliability and compliance are paramount.
- Strong communication skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Good written communication skills for producing high-quality design outputs.
- The posting states that candidates must hold active SC/DV clearance and UK citizenship. It also states that SC clearance may be obtained before commencement and that candidates must be willing to undergo DV.
- UK work authorisation is required, and candidates must be able to attend on site in London or Bristol when required, typically around three days per week.
- Preferred: experience with government classified systems or secure data centres; experience configuring and using AI technologies in cloud environments; familiarity with NCSC guidance, UK Government cloud policies, or cross-domain architectures; cloud certifications; existing DV clearance.
Responsibilities
- Define and deploy hybrid infrastructure across GCP/Azure and Dell Distributed Private Cloud using Infrastructure as Code.
- Develop modular, reusable Terraform or OpenTofu code for GCP/Azure public cloud landing zones.
- Automate compute, storage, and hypervisor configuration on Dell Distributed Private Cloud hardware.
- Create Ansible playbooks for rapid OS provisioning and test environment recreation.
- Support a model office environment used to demonstrate capabilities to end users and gather feedback.
- Operate and maintain solutions in disconnected, air-gapped, and security-sensitive environments, ensuring compliance with organisational security requirements.
- Collaborate with architecture, security, and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including HLDs, CLDs, LLDs, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
- Produce and present technical designs, implementation plans, and service improvements through governance and Technical Design Authority processes as required.
Technologies
- AI
- Ansible
- Azure
- Cloud
- GCP
- GitOps
- Hardware
- Support
- Security
- Terraform
- DevOps
More
We are ByDesign Secure, an independent, outputs-based consultancy focused on complex data assurance challenges in the UK public sector. We are working on a landmark transformation of a cross-government secure IT system and offer the opportunity to help build a private cloud environment and modernise end-user services in a lean, expert team with autonomy and a focus on technical outcomes. This is a multi-year programme involving strategically significant government systems. We offer work on nationally significant projects, long-term programme stability, and career growth. The role is a temporary, fixed-term contract outside IR35, paying £625–£725 per day. It is hybrid remote, with work locations in London and Bristol; Bristol is preferred.
last updated 46 week of 2026