Senior DevOps Engineer - DV
Role Snapshot
CompanyConfidential Employer
LocationBristol, England, United Kingdom
IndustryDefense
Compensation£40,000 - £70,000 per year
Employment TypeFull Time/Direct Hire
Remote StatusNo Remote
Total Openings1
Work Experience1 - 40 years
Opportunity
This isn't just another DevOps role—it's a chance to shape secure, scalable technology that protects national interests. The confidential employer is building a team of strategic thinkers who can join the dots across complex systems. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and love spotting opportunities for innovation, you'll find a home here.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll design, build, and support systems that must be both efficient and impenetrable. Working in small, agile delivery teams, you'll touch everything from CI/CD pipelines to shared platform services. Your daily decisions will directly impact mission-critical projects that cannot fail.
The ideal candidate brings a proactive, can-do attitude and a genuine passion for continuous learning. You have solid experience delivering secure products across the full SDLC, with hands-on familiarity in AWS or Azure. Your ability to engage with senior stakeholders and navigate agile environments like Scrum or Kanban makes you a trusted technical voice on the team.
Beyond the technical challenge, you'll enjoy flexitime, a dedicated learning budget, private healthcare, and a matched pension. You'll join a culture that values collaboration, diversity, and knowledge sharing, with regular socials and company meetups. If you're ready to build, innovate, and deliver, apply today and help shape the future of secure, scalable technology.
Non-Negotiables
- Active DV security clearance is required and must be maintained throughout employment
- You are willing to work onsite at least four days each week at the designated secure facility
- You have strong experience building and deploying secure products using modern technology and patterns
- You are familiar with AWS and/or Azure cloud concepts and services
- You can design and run reliable, scalable shared solutions across the full software development lifecycle
- You have delivered in agile environments using Scrum or Kanban methodologies
- You are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
What's In It For You
- Enjoy flexitime, structuring your 37.5-hour week to fit your lifestyle while delivering meaningful work
- A dedicated learning budget supports training, certifications, and conference attendance to keep your skills sharp
- Private healthcare and a matched pension scheme provide peace of mind for you and your family
- You become part of a team that genuinely embraces diversity, inclusion, and collaboration
- Monthly socials and quarterly company meetups build camaraderie and a sense of belonging
- Career growth is accelerated in a fast-moving, mission-critical sector where your contributions truly matter
- This is more than a job—it's a chance to innovate on projects that make a real difference
Responsibilities
- You will develop, test, deploy, release, operate, and monitor software products across the full lifecycle
- Design and manage automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline and secure the delivery process
- Build and operate shared platform services for deployment, operation, and monitoring
- Create and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
- Deploy and operate products in AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments
- Support feature teams in adopting and optimising shared platform services
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience or certifications with GitLab or Jenkins will give you an edge in pipeline automation
- Hands-on proficiency with Kubernetes or Docker is highly valued for container orchestration
- Familiarity with Terraform and Packer for infrastructure automation is a strong plus
- Exposure to Vault, Serverless, or the Elastic Stack adds immediate value to the team
- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana helps you excel in system observability
- Experience with Artifactory or Nexus repository management is welcome
- A proactive, can-do attitude and a passion for continuous learning set you apart
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