JOB TITLE: DevOps & Software 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.
Technical Requirements
Education: BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
Experience:
Full SDLC experience: design, development, integration, deployment, and maintenance.
Proven background in developing automation scripts and tools in Python, Bash, or Go.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies.
DevOps & Tooling Proficiency (Preferred)
CategoryTools & Technologies
CI/CDGitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Azure DevOps Pipelines
Infrastructure-as-CodeTerraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi
Cloud PlatformsAWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud (OpenStack)
ContainerizationDocker, Podman
OrchestrationKubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, OpenShift
Version ControlGit, GitLab, Bitbucket
Monitoring & LoggingPrometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
Security & ComplianceHashiCorp Vault, Snyk, SonarQube, Trivy, AWS IAM, CIS Benchmarks
Configuration Mgmt.Ansible, Puppet, Chef
Build ToolsMaven, Gradle, NPM, Webpack
Testing ToolsSelenium, JUnit, Postman, Cypress
OtherNexus/Artifactory (artifact repositories), REST APIs, JSON/YAML, Linux system admin