££60,000 - £90,000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Manchester;Bristol;London;Newcaslte , Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

DevOps Engineer

Newcastle | Manchester | Bristol | London | Hybrid | Permanent

Our client is a specialist technology consultancy delivering high-impact engineering across defence and complex environments, supporting organisations operating in secure, mission-critical settings. The focus is on building resilient, scalable platforms through strong engineering practices and modern DevOps capability.

This role offers the opportunity to work across end-to-end DevOps environments, supporting the development, deployment, and operation of complex systems within high-assurance settings.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Build and maintain DevOps pipelines and infrastructure at scale
• Work across modern cloud, container, and automation technologies
• Support delivery in secure and technically challenging environments
• Contribute to platform reliability, performance, and scalability
• Work closely with engineering teams to enable efficient delivery
• Take ownership of DevOps practices within complex programmes

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, or GitHub Actions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Packer, Ansible, or similar
• Build and manage containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Support deployment and operations across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using ELK, Grafana, or similar tools
• Manage artifacts and quality processes using Artifactory, SonarQube, or equivalent
• Support system administration across Linux and Windows environments, including virtualised infrastructure
• Contribute to database administration (e.g. SQL Server or equivalent) where required
• Apply security best practices including secrets management and vulnerability scanning
• Support job scheduling and operational tooling such as Control-M
• Work across development tooling including Atlassian stack (Jira, Confluence, etc.)

Key Requirements:

• Strong experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering
• Experience with one or more scripting/programming languages:
• Python
• PowerShell
• C#, Java or C++
• Hands-on experience with:
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong understanding of system administration across Linux and/or Windows
• Experience working in complex, secure, or regulated environments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capability
• Ability to work collaboratively in delivery-focused teams
• UK national, eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)

You will gain exposure with:

• Modern DevOps practices across secure and high-assurance environments
• Cloud-native platforms and distributed system architectures
• End-to-end platform delivery across development and operations
• Advanced monitoring, automation, and deployment techniques
• Defence and mission-critical engineering programmes
• Complex technical environments requiring high reliability and security

Why Join:

• Work on mission-critical platforms with real-world impact
• Operate within a high-performance, engineering-led environment
• Gain exposure to modern DevOps tooling and practices
• Take ownership of platform delivery and engineering outcomes
• Flexible working across Newcastle, Manchester, Bristol, and London

Interested? Apply now.