Senior DevOps Engineer (AKS / Kubernetes)
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£52,300
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2139 (72% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,300, and HEDGEHOG LAB VENTURES LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Senior DevOps Engineer (AKS / Kubernetes)
Contract, 3 months (initial) Remote (UK hours), Outside IR35
We're hiring a senior DevOps engineer to join a small, sharp engineering team building serious infrastructure in the payments space.
You'd work as an embedded part of that team, not a standalone consultant handing work back over the fence.
There's an existing proof-of-concept Azure cluster in place. Your first job is to validate it, then harden and complete it, and take ownership of the platform going forward.
What you'll be doing:
Completing and maintaining an Azure (AKS) cluster and its GitOps pipeline.
Hardening security through Azure Managed Identity and proper secrets handling.
Owning the MSAL gateway and Databricks authentication flow.
Validating the current POC, recommending improvements, and implementing them.
Writing the documentation that supports handover and ongoing maintenance.
What we need from you:
Strong hands-on AKS and Kubernetes experience at senior level.
Solid Azure identity work (Managed Identity, MSAL, secrets).
GitOps experience.
Comfort picking up someone else's build, assessing it honestly, and improving it.
Someone who slots into a team, their repos, their equipment, their ways of working, and gets on with people.
Shape of the work:
Immediate start, though we'll consider people on short notice periods.
Intense for the first 6 to 8 weeks, then moving into ad-hoc, burst-style support across the 3 month term.
UK working hours. Fully remote. You'll work closely with the team's technical lead.
If that's you, apply and we'll move quickly.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with HEDGEHOG LAB VENTURES LIMITED, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. HEDGEHOG LAB VENTURES LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2139 going rate of £52,300. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.