Description
Job Title: DevOps Engineer (UK)
Overview:
Own and evolve our Jenkins Shared Library powering multi-language builds (Java/Maven, Node/NPM, Python, Helm, Terraform, containers). Deliver fast, secure, provenance-rich pipelines (SLSA, SBOM, digests) and strengthen supply chain integrity across teams.
Core Responsibilities:
•Design and maintain Groovy pipeline steps (build, test, package, scan, deploy).
•Extend Python tooling for SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, hash/digest accuracy, and security scan aggregation (SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, SAST/Container).
•Optimize performance (parallel builds, caching, scope-reduced BOMs, dependency prefetch).
•Ensure artifact integrity (correct SHA1/SHA256 mapping, reproducible inputs, evidence modeling).
•Refactor legacy scripts (remove global state, consolidate hashing, standardize templates).
•Document standards and usage patterns.
•Mentor engineers on secure pipeline development and supply-chain practices.
•Troubleshoot and prevent pipeline incidents.
Essential Skills:
•7+ years engineering; 3+ in CI/CD platform or DevSecOps.
•Strong Jenkins + Groovy shared library expertise.
•Advanced Python automation (JSON/YAML processing, tooling scripts).
•Deep Maven/NPM/Python packaging knowledge; exposure to Helm/Terraform and container image metadata.
•Supply-chain security (SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, digests).
•Experience with SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, container and SAST scanning.
•Proven performance tuning (caching, parallelization, dependency pruning).
•Compliance Awareness.
Nice-to-Have
•Artifact signing / attestations (cosign, OCI).
•Terraform module and Helm chart publishing patterns.
•GitOps or release automation Experience.
•GCP/AWS cloud Experience
Soft Skills:
•Precise communicator
•documentation discipline. -
•Ownership mindset, able to operate with minimal supervision.
Engagement Details: -
•Location:
onon London (Hybrid)
•Start:
oImmediate.
Deliverables
•(First 30 Days): -
oCurrent state assessment: audit shared library structure with view to understand all building blocks and modules
osupport requests: work on user's reported issues to get to know critical parts of the pipeline and various configuration options. Identify bugs, classify them and develop hot fixes.
ofeature requests: deliver 2 x small features/improvements to pipeline code.
Please submit profile with relevant Python and Jenkins/Tekton Experience examples.
Skills
1. Reliability engineering
2. DevOps
3. Jenkins
4. Kubernetes
5. Python
6. Groovy
7. TEKton
Job Title: DevOps Engineer / Python Developer
Location: Sheffield, UK
Rate/Salary: - GBP Daily
Job Type: Contract
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.