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DevOps engineers

Hire DevOps engineers who keep your pipelines, infrastructure and releases moving

Pre-vetted DevOps engineers who join your team on daily or hourly rates, with no placement fees. Nearshore on UK hours, or onshore and security-cleared where the work needs it. No minimum term.

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What a DevOps engineer does

A DevOps engineer builds and runs the systems that get software from a developer’s laptop into production, safely and repeatably, and keeps it running once it’s there.

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On a delivery team, a DevOps engineer typically:

  • builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines, so changes are tested and released automatically
  • defines infrastructure as code with tools such as Terraform
  • runs containers and Kubernetes clusters
  • sets up monitoring, alerting and incident response
  • keeps cloud environments secure and their costs under control on AWS, Azure or GCP

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DevOps engineers work across development and operations, while cloud engineers focus on designing and migrating cloud environments.

For an overview of the software, data and AI engineers we supply, see Software, Data & AI Engineers.

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When to bring in DevOps engineers

DevOps engineers make the difference when the way software gets built, released and run is slowing everything else down.

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A funded migration has landed with a start date
The vendor has sent the deal, and you need platform people on it in days, not months.
Releases are slow and manual
Deployments need a person, a checklist and a free afternoon, and the roadmap waits.
You’re moving to containers and Kubernetes
Doing it properly needs people who’ve run it in production.
Outages and on-call are wearing your team down
The same incidents keep coming back, and nobody has time to fix the cause.
Cloud costs are growing faster than usage
Nobody owns the bill, and every month it’s a little higher.

DevOps engineer profiles

DevOps work varies with the platform and the team. These are some of the profiles we supply:

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  • DevOps engineer. Builds pipelines and automation, and keeps environments consistent from development to production.
  • Platform engineer. Builds the internal platform and tooling your developers use to ship, often on Kubernetes.
  • Site reliability engineer. Owns monitoring, incident response and reliability targets, and removes the causes of repeat outages.
  • DevOps lead. Sets infrastructure standards and tooling, reviews changes and leads a small group of engineers.

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If you need a different mix, tell us what the work involves and we’ll match profiles to it.

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How teams use DevOps engineers

One DevOps engineer or a whole platform team, for as long as the work runs. You can start part-time, for example three days a week moving to five, and scale down with two weeks notice.

Where our DevOps engineers work from

Most work nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours. Where a client needs people on site, in the UK or with security clearance, engineers can work onshore. For US work, engineers in LATAM work US hours.

The Brightbox Approach

How we provide the best on-demand skills and teams

Define your need

We capture your project goals, tech stack, delivery context, team structure and required outcomes.

AI powered matching

Our platform analyses thousands of profiles to shortlist pre-vetted talent with the right skills, experience and availability.

Human interview

Human interviews with recorded assessments validate technical depth, approach to problem solving and cultural fit.

Technical tests and challenges

We use real world tasks and scenario based assessments aligned to your environment, so you see how candidates perform.

Final client interviews

You interview and select the Brightbox Associates who best meet your needs, supported by clear evaluation data.

Onboarding

We onboard the experts or teams quickly and smoothly, aligning tools, communication channels and ways of working.

Rapid placement

Engineers are deployed within days, not months, so your projects and products keep moving.

Continuous alignment

We run regular performance reviews and check-ins to ensure quality, fit and speed throughout the engagement.

How it works

When you hire DevOps engineers through Brightbox, they join your team as associates. They work under your brand and your direction, and we handle the rest.

Daily or hourly rates

Time and materials, billed on time you’ve signed off.

One person or a team

No minimum headcount.

No minimum term

Two weeks notice to scale down, either way.

Deployed in days

Not the months a permanent hire takes.

Replacement cover

If someone isn’t the right fit, we replace them and carry our cost during the handover.

You own the IP

Everything they build is yours.

Governance

A management layer around every engagement, so you’re not the one carrying a bad fit.

Your clients stay yours

Our people work under your brand, and we never approach your clients.

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Why choose Brightbox

The Brightbox advantage

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Instant access to global talent

Profiles against your brief, usually within a day.

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AI-driven precision

We’re investing in technology to keep improving how quickly and accurately we match people to your brief.

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Outcome first delivery

Each engagement starts from what you need running, and by when.

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Flexible engagement models

One DevOps engineer or a whole platform team, scaled up or down with two weeks notice.

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Trusted by leading organisations

Product companies, consultancies and systems integrators use Brightbox to add delivery capacity when the work lands.

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FAQs
DevOps engineers
How much does it cost to hire a DevOps engineer through Brightbox?

DevOps engineers are on daily or hourly rates, which depend on seniority and where they work from. Ask and we’ll send a rate card, usually within hours.

How quickly can a DevOps engineer start?

Usually within days, rather than the months a permanent hire takes.

Do your DevOps engineers work with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes and Terraform?

Yes. Tell us your platform and tools and we’ll match engineers with experience in them.

DevOps engineer or cloud engineer: which do I need?

If you need pipelines, automation and reliability for software you already run, a DevOps engineer is the right fit. If your main need is designing or migrating cloud environments, a cloud engineer may suit you better.

Can you supply engineers with specific certifications?

Tell us which certifications your brief or your vendor requires, and we’ll put forward engineers who hold them.

Can they cover on-call and out-of-hours support?

Tell us what cover you need when you brief us, and we’ll tell you what we can provide.

Can your DevOps engineers work on regulated or public sector projects?

Yes. Where a client requires people who are onshore, on site or security-cleared, we supply UK-based associates who meet those requirements. Tell us the requirements at the start, so we match the right people. See our security-cleared government associates.

Can a DevOps engineer work remotely?

Yes. Most work remotely, nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours, so they’re online when your team is. Where a client needs people on site, engineers can work onshore.

Can we hire DevOps engineers for just a few months?

Yes. There’s no minimum term, and you can scale down with two weeks notice. Engagements shorter than about six weeks rarely work, because onboarding takes too much of the time.

Who owns the infrastructure code?

You do. Everything they build, including pipelines and infrastructure code, is yours.

How do you handle IR35?

We’ve worked both inside and outside IR35, and we work with a partner to help with status determinations when needed.

Need DevOps engineers for your next build or migration?

Send us a short brief. We’ll come back with profiles and rates, usually within a day.