DevOps Engineer

QinetiQ; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology firm in Portsmouth seeks a DevOps Engineer to manage CI/CD pipelines and ensure effective deployments. The role offers hybrid working patterns and is crucial for delivering complex software projects. Ideal candidates should have strong DevOps knowledge, experience with containerization technologies, and a degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of DevOps with relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of containers and orchestration.
• Previous experience of server infrastructure or 3rd line engineering.
• Ability to configure and use CI/CD pipelines.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing and configuring CI/CD pipelines.
• Investigating and fixing issues with deployments.
• Producing documentation and delivering technical outputs.
• Contributing to a positive team environment.
• Planning and estimating requirements.

Skills

DevOps understanding

Container orchestration knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes)

Server infrastructure experience

CI/CD pipeline configuration

Problem-solving ability

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF18893

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a DevOps Engineer at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering a large complex software product developing, managing and configuring the existing CI/CD pipelines.

Day-to-day, you’ll assist in the deployment of the product to the secure production environments and assist in addressing any issues that arise.

Your responsibilities

• Managing and configuring CI/CD pipelines and applying relevant standards
• Investigating and fixing issues with deployments
• Producing documentation and delivering a technical output to time, cost and quality
• Contributing to a positive and inclusive team environment
• Planning and estimating requirements for medium/large tasks

Essential experience

• Excellent understanding of DevOps with relevant DevOps experience
• Working knowledge of containers and container orchestration e.g Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, Helm
• Previous experience of server infrastructure or 3rd line engineering
• Ability to configure and use CI/CD pipelines and deploy distributed systems into containerised environments
• The ability to proactively anticipate problems and solve them independently

Essential qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience

This role is 37 hours per week based at PTP, Portsmouth. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Portsmouth Technology Park

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)