DevSecOps Engineer - Contract

Reference: 160726RD_1784218174

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Contract | Dublin City Centre (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite Per Week)

Overview

I'm looking to speak with Senior DevOps & Cloud Security Engineers to join a high-performing technology team delivering secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

This role offers the opportunity to work across cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, automation, security, and reliability initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting modern cloud platforms while driving best practices across DevOps, Security, and Site Reliability Engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, secure, and support cloud-native platforms and applications within AWS environments.
  • Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Administer and support Kubernetes-based container platforms, including Amazon EKS.
  • Implement secure networking, connectivity, and cloud architecture best practices.
  • Develop and maintain cloud security controls, identity management, and access governance frameworks.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and automation initiatives.
  • Champion DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting solutions to enhance platform reliability.
  • Support Linux-based and containerised workloads across development and production environments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, development, security, and operations teams.
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, and platform issues.
  • Drive operational excellence through automation, standardisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Support the ongoing enhancement of cloud governance, resilience, and platform security capabilities.

Required Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience designing and supporting solutions within AWS cloud environments.
  • Extensive experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
  • Commercial experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, and enterprise infrastructure design.
  • Experience implementing IAM, security controls, and cloud governance frameworks.
  • Background working within DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Operations functions.
  • Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
  • Strong Linux administration skills.
  • Experience with monitoring, observability, and operational tooling.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across infrastructure and application layers.
  • Understanding of modern application architectures, microservices, and cloud-native technologies.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with Python, scripting, or infrastructure automation.
  • Exposure to cloud security, compliance, vulnerability management, or security engineering practices.
  • Experience supporting end-to-end web applications and distributed systems.
  • Knowledge of database technologies within cloud environments.
  • Experience with AWS Landing Zone frameworks and enterprise cloud governance models.
  • Familiarity with platform engineering, zero-trust principles, or security-by-design approaches.

Contract Details

  • Dublin City Centre
  • Hybrid Working Model
  • 2 Days Per Week Onsite
  • Competitive daily rate
  • Long-term programme of work within a modern cloud and infrastructure environment

This opportunity would suit a Senior DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, SRE, or Cloud Security Engineer looking to work across automation, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, security, and enterprise-scale platform delivery. If you have any questions, apply and we can have a call today.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

COMPETITIVE SALARY
Added 16/07/2026
Reference: 160726RD_1784218174

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