DevOps / Platform Engineer

Hays are now looking for a DevOps / Platform Engineer for one of our local clients: £550 p/d Inside IR35 Remote 6 month+ contract Must hold SC Clearance Supporting a critical policing platform within a legacy…

Inside IR35 IT
Pay rate £550/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 10 August 2026

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£550 p/d Inside IR35

Hays are now looking for a DevOps / Platform Engineer for one of our local clients:

£550 p/d Inside IR35
Remote
6 month+ contract
Must hold SC Clearance

Supporting a critical policing platform within a legacy Oracle-based environment. You'll provide L3 support, maintain and enhance infrastructure, support application and database teams, and contribute to automation and CI/CD improvements.

Key Skills Required

Support and maintenance of legacy applications and infrastructure
CI/CD pipeline development and support
Automated testing and code refactoring
Nginx, Apache Tomcat and HTTP services
ETL processes
Containerisation and virtualisation (Docker, VMware)
Elasticsearch administration and support
Oracle 11 administration including RAC, RMAN and Partitioning
Experience with auditing and protective monitoring integrations
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Oracle Solaris environments
Platform Technologies

Oracle 11
Oracle RAC
Oracle RMAN
Elasticsearch
Oracle Solaris 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Windows Server 2008/2016/2019
VMware ESX
Docker
IBM Initiate MDM
Responsibilities

Provide L3 support and problem resolution for critical production systems
Maintain and enhance legacy infrastructure and applications
Implement changes within complex legacy environments
Act as a subject matter expert for assigned platforms
Produce and maintain technical documentation
Perform peer reviews and maintain engineering standards
Mentor junior engineers and support team development
Advise on and implement CI/CD and automation improvements
Desirable Skills

WebLogic
PL/SQL
Java SE/Java EE
EJB/JSP
Python
GIS technologies (OpenLayers, MapServer)
MinIO
Cognitec FaceVACS
Ideal Background:Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Oracle Engineer, Linux Engineer, Middleware Engineer or Production Support Engineer with strong experience supporting enterprise Oracle and Elasticsearch environments.

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