DevOps Consultant – DV Cleared – Full Time – Corsham

Catering; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 895,000 - 964,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering in Corsham, Wiltshire, is seeking an experienced DevOps Consultant to design and deliver secure DevOps platforms for a UK Government programme. You will lead architecture, automation and platform assurance in air-gapped, highly secure environments.

The role focuses on building CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, Jira and Confluence, promoting Infrastructure as Code, and providing technical leadership across the DevOps lifecycle. Hybrid working 2 days on site.

Qualifications

• DV clearance required and proven DevOps leadership experience in secure environments.
• Experience designing secure DevOps platforms and tooling in air-gapped environments.
• Strong knowledge of IaC, automation and security documentation.
• Experience producing HLDs/LLDs and runbooks for regulated programmes.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure DevOps platforms using GitLab, Jira and Confluence.
• Design CI/CD solutions for air-gapped environments.
• Develop secure software promotion, patching and update processes.
• Define toolchain integration and automation strategies.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevOps best practices.
• Produce HLDs/LLDs, operational docs and security artefacts.
• Conduct design reviews, security assurance and compliance activities.
• Support platform optimisation and stakeholder engagement at customer sites.

Skills

Terraform

DV Clearance

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Ansible

VMware

Job description

DevOps Consultant

• 9 months
• DV cleared
• Hybrid 2 days a week on site in Corsham
• Inside IR35
• £650 – £700 a day

Key Skills

• Terraform
• DV Clearance

We’re looking for an experienced DevOps Consultant to join a high-profile UK Government programme, designing and delivering secure DevOps platforms within highly secure, air-gapped environments.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the DevOps capability that underpins critical national infrastructure, working with modern tooling and providing technical leadership across architecture, automation and platform assurance.

The Role

You’ll lead the design, implementation and ongoing assurance of secure DevOps tooling, ensuring solutions meet stringent security and accreditation standards while enabling efficient software delivery in disconnected environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure DevOps platforms using GitLab, Jira, Confluence and Ansible
• Design integrated CI/CD solutions for air-gapped environments
• Develop secure software promotion, patching and update processes
• Define toolchain integration and automation strategies
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevOps best practices
• Produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs), operational documentation and security artefacts
• Conduct technical design reviews, security assurance and compliance activities
• Support platform optimisation, troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement across secure customer sites

Essential Skills

• Active DV Clearance
• Proven experience as a DevOps Architect or Senior DevOps Engineer within secure or regulated environments
• Strong expertise with:
• GitLab (CI/CD, repositories, runners and security)
• Jira
• Confluence
• Ansible
• VMware technologies
• Experience designing and supporting DevOps platforms in offline/air-gapped environments
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, configuration management and automation
• Experience producing HLDs, LLDs, SOPs, runbooks and security documentation
• Scripting experience with Bash, Python and Ansible YAML
• Knowledge of secure build and release management, access control and audit requirements
• Experience supporting security accreditation and assurance activities

Salary: £90 – £95/hour

Job Type: Contract

Location: Corsham, Wiltshire