DevOps Engineer

PentenAmio Pty; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

2:30pm finish on Fridays

9-day fortnight

Private Health Scheme

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Pension

25 Days Holiday + Holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Free on-site parking

Casual dress code

Free fruit in the office

Job summary

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions powering national security across the UK and Australia. The role focuses on designing, building and maintaining infrastructure using IaC tools, deploying Kubernetes, and creating secure CI/CD pipelines. You will work across AWS and on-prem environments and contribute to automation and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable professional experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or a closely related technical role.
• Be a British citizen; and
• Hold or be eligible for UK National Security Vetting (NSV) - DV level clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
• Deploy, configure and support Kubernetes clusters and containerised workloads across AWS and on-premises environments.
• Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and service deployments.
• Develop Bash and Python scripts and tooling to automate operational tasks and improve service delivery.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana and centralised logging solutions.
• Support AWS and on-premises infrastructure, including Linux, networking, virtualisation, storage and associated services.
• Build and support deployment processes for secure and air-gapped environments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
• Promote DevOps practices across the team, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues in adopting automation, IaC and version control.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Linux

CI/CD

Bash

Python

Prometheus

Grafana

Networking

Security

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

CircleCI

Helm

Vault

Trivy

Checkov

Job description

About PentenAmio

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions that power national security and resilience across the UK, Australia and our allies. Focused on solving complex digital challenges that others avoid, we embrace the impossible to deliver transformative technologies that protect those who protect us.

Location: Tewkesbury

Salary: Up to £70,000

Clearance Required: DV

About PentenAmio

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions that power national security and resilience across the UK, Australia and our allies. Focused on solving complex digital challenges that others avoid, we embrace the impossible to deliver transformative technologies that protect those who protect us.

Across the UK and Australia, PentenAmio combines a legacy of knowledge and proven delivery across secure mobility and AI-driven deception technologies. Our work spans Government and Defence markets across civil and military applications, powering intelligent advantage on a global scale.

Typical Activities

• Design, build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
• Bring existing infrastructure under code and version control, creating consistent and repeatable environments.
• Deploy, configure and support Kubernetes clusters and containerised workloads across AWS and on-premises environments.
• Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and service deployments.
• Develop Bash and Python scripts and tooling to automate operational tasks and improve service delivery.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana and centralised logging solutions.
• Support AWS and on-premises infrastructure, including Linux, networking, virtualisation, storage and associated services.
• Build and support deployment processes for secure and air-gapped environments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
• Promote DevOps practices across the team, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues in adopting automation, IaC and version control.

What We're Looking For

• Strong practical experience with Terraform and Ansible, including Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management.
• Experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Kubernetes and Docker environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, including EC2, S3, IAM, Systems Manager, CloudWatch and AWS networking.
• Experience building and supporting Linux-based on-premises infrastructure within virtualised environments.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, using tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins or CircleCI.
• Strong scripting skills using Bash and Python, alongside good Git/version control practices.
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, routing, VLANs and firewalls.
• Experience applying security best practices, including system hardening, patching and least-privilege access.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable

• Experience working with secure or air-gapped environments, including offline repositories, artefact management and deployment processes.
• Experience with advanced Kubernetes tooling and security, including Helm, RBAC, network policies and private registries.
• Knowledge of AWS security and multi-account services such as CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, KMS and AWS Organizations.
• Experience with secrets management, vulnerability scanning, policy-as-code or IaC scanning tools such as HashiCorp Vault, Checkov, Trivy or OPA.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate, CKA or CKAD.

Why Work at PentenAmio?

At PentenAmio, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Life Insurance - 4x Salary
• 2:30pm finish on Fridays
• Option to work a 9-day fortnight
• Private Health Scheme
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Company Pension, matched up to 10%
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank/Public Holidays
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Additional perks:

• Free on-site parking
• Casual dress code
• Free fruit in the office

Qualifications & Eligibility

To Be Eligible For This Position You Must

• Have demonstrable professional experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or a closely related technical role;
• Be a British citizen; and
• Hold or be eligible for UK National Security Vetting (NSV) - DV level clearance.

PentenAmio is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make.