DevOps Engineer - (Python)

We're working exclusively with a major financial institution to hire a contract Cleanroom DevOps Engineer into their engineering team. This is a rare opportunity to own a mission-critical security capability - the last line of defence in the event of a ransomware attack. Key info: Location: City of London Work Type: Contract (Inside IR35) Rate: £600/day Hybrid model: 2 days a week onsite The Role: You'll design, implement, automate and maintain a largely autonomous cleanroom (Ransomware Recovery) environment, enabling the rapid recovery of affected systems into ring-fenced environments where they can be analysed, cleansed and restored to production. You'll protect and recover both application data and infrastructure configuration data across a large estate spanning Europe and the Americas. What you'll be doing: Leading infrastructural improvements in security, recovery and automation Day-to-day support of the cleanroom environment, including incident, problem and change management Ensuring systems meet security and vulnerability management standards Working across compute, converged, storage, backup and archive environments Building and delivering cutting-edge, highly automated recovery solutions in a small expert team Required skills: VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize automation) JavaScript Preferred skills: Terraform Ansible What we're looking for: An experienced, versatile engineer and genuine self-starter. You'll be comfortable operating with autonomy, thrive in a small high-calibre team, and bring tangible value from day one. The scope of this role means you'll continually broaden your skills across multiple technologies - ideal for someone who enjoys breadth as much as depth!