DevOps Engineer

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,169 - 118,315; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a DevOps Engineer for an initial 12-month contract in the Greater London area. The role involves designing, building, and operating CI/CD platforms across various environments with a focus on Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform. Candidates must have an active SC clearance and strong skills in automation, Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux. This position offers £565/day inside IR-35, with flexibility for remote work. Join a diverse team committed to equality and support throughout the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in configuration automation and environment provisioning.
• Knowledge of code quality, security, and compliance tools.

Responsibilities

• Design CI/CD pipelines and shared CI platforms.
• Automate builds and manage Kubernetes build agents.
• Troubleshoot CI and automation issues.

Skills

CI/CD engineering with Jenkins

Automation with Ansible

Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

Docker or Podman

Kubernetes fundamentals

Git-based workflows

Strong Linux experience

Scripting in Python

Scripting in Bash

Scripting in Groovy

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

DevOps Engineer

£565/day Inside IR-35 for an initial 12 months

SC role, active clearance required

London/Remote

We're looking for a DevOps Engineer to design, build and operate reliable CI/CD platforms across a mix of container and VM environments. You'll focus on Jenkins‑based CI, automation, code quality integration and enabling fast, stable delivery for engineering teams.

Key technical skills:

• CI/CD engineering with Jenkins (pipelines, shared libraries, PR workflows, credentials management)
• Automation with Ansible and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Docker or Podman, plus Kubernetes fundamentals and running CI workloads on cluster agents
• Git‑based workflows, Jira/Confluence use, and integration with CI systems
• Strong Linux experience and scripting in Python, Bash or Groovy

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and shared CI platforms
• Automating configuration, builds and environment provisioning
• Integrating code quality, security and compliance tools
• Managing build agents across Kubernetes and VM environments
• Supporting developers with reliable, high‑performance build processes
• Troubleshooting CI and automation issues and documenting platforms and runbooks

You’ll bring solid problem‑solving skills, clear communication, and the ability to take ownership of platforms end to end while balancing speed and stability.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.