EBSA - IDAM DevOps

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