Position Description:
At CGI, you’ll play a key role in advancing the secure, high-performance platforms that support mission-critical Space, Defence and Intelligence programmes. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll enhance automation, modernise delivery workflows, and strengthen the reliability of complex on-premise systems that enable our clients to operate with confidence. Working closely with development and infrastructure teams, you’ll take ownership of innovative solutions that accelerate delivery, apply creative approaches to automation and tooling, and grow your expertise within a supportive community of engineers focused on making real, lasting impact.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
In this role, you will design, enhance and support secure DevOps workflows that streamline delivery across on-premise environments. You’ll build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, develop automation frameworks, and contribute directly to backend scripting and tooling that improve speed, reliability and operational performance. Working within Agile teams, you’ll take ownership of continuous improvement and collaborate closely with engineers to evolve systems that underpin mission-critical programmes.
You’ll apply your creativity to automation, containerisation, and orchestration while ensuring monitoring, resilience and secure configuration across Linux-based platforms. Supported by a strong community of technical experts, you’ll help shape scalable services that meet demanding performance and security needs.
Key responsibilities:
Build & Enhance: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for on-premise environments.
Develop & Automate: Contribute to backend development and scripting using Java, Python, C#, Bash or PowerShell.
Provision & Configure: Automate infrastructure using Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation and related tooling.
Containerise & Orchestrate: Deploy and operate Docker and Kubernetes workloads for scalable services.
Monitor & Resolve: Manage system health, troubleshoot issues and support secure PKI practices.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
To succeed, you’ll bring strong DevOps engineering experience across automation, CI/CD, scripting and containerisation, with a solid understanding of secure, on-premise system operations.
You should have:
Proficiency in Java, Python, C#, PowerShell or Bash for development and scripting.
Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and configuration management.
Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform and automation frameworks.
Practical experience with Kubernetes and Docker for orchestration and container management.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git or Bitbucket.
Familiarity with PKI and secure enterprise environments.
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Skills:
1. BASH
2. Linux
3. Python
4. Terraform
5. Kubernetes