DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler is seeking a DevOps Engineer with DV clearance for onsite work in Basingstoke. You will contribute across the full SDLC, designing and maintaining scalable, secure CI/CD pipelines and IaC.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, cloud and container technologies, automation, and collaboration with development, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable software.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering secure DevOps solutions across the SDLC.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tooling and IaC principles.
• Experience with DV clearance or DV eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code to provision cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
• Manage container orchestration and containerized apps.
• Monitor systems for availability, performance, and security.
• Automate deployment, patching, and scaling tasks.
• Apply DevSecOps practices across SDLC and collaborate with teams.

Skills

CI/CD

DevSecOps mindset

Automation

Cloud expertise

IaC

Monitoring & observability

Security compliance

Collaboration

Software engineering

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CloudFormation

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Snyk

Job description

JOB TITLE: DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared Rate: £600-£650/day (Outside IR35) Location: Onsite in Basingstoke Clearance: DV Cleared (Mandatory)

Job Summary

We are seeking a technically skilled DevOps Engineer with DV clearance to contribute across the full software development lifecycle and DevOps toolchain. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and automated CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and system monitoring frameworks to support the continuous delivery of secure and reliable software.

This role demands a strong grasp of modern DevOps practices, cloud and container technologies, automation tooling, and software engineering principles. You will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to drive a culture of DevSecOps and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
• Manage container orchestration platforms and develop containerized solutions.
• Monitor systems and applications for availability, performance, and security compliance.
• Automate operational tasks including testing, deployment, patching, and scaling.
• Apply DevSecOps principles to secure applications and infrastructure across SDLC.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, testers, security analysts) to streamline software delivery.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture design, and incident resolution.
• Contribute to the development and documentation of internal DevOps standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a DevOps-first mindset within delivery teams.

DevOps & Tooling Proficiency (Preferred)

CategoryTools & Technologies

• CI/CDGitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Infrastructure-as-CodeTerraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi
• Cloud PlatformsAWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud (OpenStack)
• ContainerizationDocker, Podman
• OrchestrationKubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, OpenShift
• Version ControlGit, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Monitoring & LoggingPrometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
• Security & ComplianceHashiCorp Vault, Snyk, SonarQube, Trivy, AWS IAM, CIS Benchmarks
• Configuration Mgmt.Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Build ToolsMaven, Gradle, NPM, Webpack
• Testing ToolsSelenium, JUnit, Postman, Cypress
• OtherNexus/Artifactory (artifact repositories), REST APIs, JSON/YAML, Linux system admin