JOB TITLE: DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared
Rate: £550-£600/day (Outside IR35)
Location: Onsite
Clearance: DV Cleared (Mandatory)
Flexible Work Option: Condensed working week (e.g., 3 long days, paid for 5)
Job Summary
We are seeking a technically skilled DevOps & Software Engineer with DV clearance to contribute across the full software development lifecycle and DevOps toolchain. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and automated CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and system monitoring frameworks to support the continuous delivery of secure and reliable software.
This role demands a strong grasp of modern DevOps practices, cloud and container technologies, automation tooling, and software engineering principles. You will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to drive a culture of DevSecOps and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling.
* Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
* Manage container orchestration platforms and develop containerized solutions.
* Monitor systems and applications for availability, performance, and security compliance.
* Automate operational tasks including testing, deployment, patching, and scaling.
* Apply DevSecOps principles to secure applications and infrastructure across SDLC.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, testers, security analysts) to streamline software delivery.
* Participate in code reviews, architecture design, and incident resolution.
* Contribute to the development and documentation of internal DevOps standards and best practices.
* Mentor junior engineers and foster a DevOps-first mindset within delivery teams.
DevOps & Tooling Proficiency (Preferred)
Category Tools & Technologies
* CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Azure DevOps Pipelines
* Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi
* Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud (OpenStack)
* Containerization: Docker, Podman
* Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, OpenShift
* Version Control: Git, GitLab, Bitbucket
* Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
* Security & Compliance: HashiCorp Vault, Snyk, SonarQube, Trivy, AWS IAM, CIS Benchmarks
* Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet, Chef
* Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, NPM, Webpack
* Testing Tools: Selenium, JUnit, Postman, Cypress
* Other: Nexus/Artifactory (artifact repositories), REST APIs, JSON/YAML, Linux system admin
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