DevOps Engineer

Spencer Scott - Technology Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Onsite London office

Job summary

Spencer Scott Ltd is recruiting DevOps Engineers for government projects in London. You will deploy cloud-based and on‑premise applications and build robust CI/CD pipelines in a security-focused environment that requires DV clearance.

The role demands hands-on experience with AWS or Azure, strong automation tooling, and a practical approach to performance, security and scalability. Onsite London office, competitive bonuses and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying and operating on AWS or Azure cloud environments.
• Knowledge of application lifecycle management and DevOps tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, CodeCommit/Deploy/Pipeline, Jenkins/TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Git, Packer, Ansible).
• Ability to set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based and on-premise applications.
• DV clearance or the ability to obtain it due to project security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Deploy and manage cloud-based and on-premise applications with a focus on performance, security and reliability.
• Collaborate on government projects to deliver secure software solutions.

Skills

DevOps experience

Security awareness

DV clearance

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Docker

Linux

Jenkins

TeamCity

Octopus Deploy

Git

Packer

Ansible

CodeCommit

Job description

We are seeking multiple DevOps Engineers to work across a suite of government based projects in a newly formed innovation arena.

The successful candidates will work on cutting-edge projects within the security and defence sectors, providing innovative software solutions to critical national infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of confidentiality, integrity and security in everything you do.

Successful candidates will work closely on projects that exploit new and bespoke technologies. The systems you develop will be built for performance, security, reliability, and scalability, leveraging modern CI/CD tooling and practices.

What You’ll Do & Bring:

• Experience deploying and working with AWS or Azure
• Knowledge of application lifecycle management and DevOps tools - JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, CodeCommit/Deploy/Pipeline, Jenkins/TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, GIT, Packer Ansible etc.
• Set up and maintain Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Install, configure and manage both cloud-based and on-premise application

Technical Skills:

Amazon Web Services Cloud, Terraform, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Docker, Linux.

Due to the secure nature of these projects you will be required to achieve DV clearance.

These DevOps Engineer positions will pay a starting annual salary up to £70,000 and various Company bonuses and benefits (total compensation over £90,000). Whilst there is some flexibility, onsite attendance at the London office is required.

Spencer Scott Ltd is an equal opportunity Recruitment Agency, which means we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create inclusive working environments for all our clients.