Job Description

Posted 6 days ago

EBSA – IDAM DevOps HO – SFIA 4/5
Rate (Apply online only)
Clearance required: Security Clearance (SC) required | NPPV3 eligible Nationality requirement: Single National
Location: London
Sector: Public

Job Description:
"Senior DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes & OpenLDAP
Security Clearance (SC) required | NPPV3 eligible

Role Summary
Highly experienced DevOps engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering and OpenLDAP integration, operating at senior level. Responsible for designing, implementing, and leading secure, scalable containerised platforms within a regulated environment. Provides hands-on technical leadership while managing a small DevOps team delivering test-focused CI/CD capabilities.

Core Expertise (Heavy)

· Kubernetes (Platform Engineering & Operations)

Cluster design, provisioning, upgrade and lifecycle management
RBAC, network policies, pod security standards
Ingress controllers, service mesh integration
Multi-environment strategy (Dev/Test/Prod)
Troubleshooting complex production issues
Helm/Kustomize-based deployments
Performance tuning and resilience engineeringOpenLDAP (Enterprise Identity Integration)

Installation, configuration and hardening of OpenLDAP
Schema design and directory structuring
Secure authentication integration (LDAPS, certificates, RBAC mapping)
Kubernetes authentication via LDAP
Identity federation patterns across CI/CD tooling
High availability and replication strategies
Troubleshooting directory performance and sync issues
Jenkins (CI/CD Architecture & Engineering)

Pipeline-as-code (Groovy)
Shared libraries and pipeline governance
Integration with Kubernetes agents
Secure credential management
Test automation integration
Release orchestration
Strong Working Knowledge (Moderate)

Docker – image optimisation, multi-stage builds, secure base images
Python – automation, scripting, infrastructure tooling
Working Knowledge (Light)

AWS – IAM, networking concepts, container services
Terraform – infrastructure-as-code principles, module consumption
Team Leadership
· Accountability for individual engineer performance, development and delivery
· Regular performance feedback and coaching
· Skills development and knowledge uplift within the team

Delivery & Governance

Point of contact for DevOps-related requests
Assist the tech lead with Technical design authority for incoming work
Oversight and governance of Production releases
Ensuring secure delivery aligned to SC-cleared environment requirements
Key Characteristics

Operates independently within defined frameworks (SFIA Level 4)
Provides technical leadership and direction
Makes informed decisions in complex secure environments
Strong stakeholder communication skills
Security-first mindset suitable for government / regulated environments Other networking technologies"
'This role requires additional vetting, which means this could take longer than our normal onboarding process. You will require additional vetting for this position, which means the process can take longer than the usual onboarding process with Capgemini. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries