DevOps Engineer

Norton Blake LTD; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in the West Midlands is seeking a DV or SC-cleared DevOps Engineer to join their technical team. This role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure, and implementing Infrastructure as Code best practices. Candidates must have strong experience in secure environments and proficiency with CI/CD tools and containers. A flexible salary is offered based on experience, with significant career progression opportunities.

Benefits

High-impact work

Flexible salary

Long-term career progression

Qualifications

• Active DV or SC clearance (or recently lapsed).
• Strong experience in DevOps roles within secure/regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Build, enhance and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy, manage and optimise cloud or on-prem infrastructure.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code best practices.
• Collaborate with teams to streamline delivery.
• Improve system resilience and automation.

Skills

DevOps within secure environments

CI/CD tooling

Containers & orchestration

Linux environments

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

DevOps Engineer – DV / SC Cleared Location: Hereford / Midlands Employment Type: Permanent Salary: Negotiable

Overview

We are seeking a DV or SC-cleared DevOps Engineer to join a high-impact technical team supporting secure, mission-critical environments. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects where reliability, automation, and security are central to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, enhance and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy, manage and optimise cloud or on-prem infrastructure.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code best practices (Terraform, Ansible, etc).
• Collaborate with security, platform and software teams to streamline delivery.
• Improve system resilience, observability and automation across environments.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active DV or SC clearance (or recently lapsed).
• Strong experience in DevOps roles within secure/regulated environments.
• Hands‑on with CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc).
• Proficiency with containers & orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of Linux environments and networking fundamentals.

Why Apply

• High-impact work within a secure environment.
• Flexible salary depending on experience.
• Long-term career progression within a growing engineering function.