DevOps Engineer DV Cleared

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Bristol. This role involves working with CI/CD and Kubernetes in a secure environment, deploying applications and managing infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps practices and a strong technical background in Linux and Windows systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in software engineering with DevOps practices.
• Experience with CI/CD and containerization tools.
• Ability to work in a secure operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools.
• Develop and manage Helm Charts for application deployment.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security compliance standards.

Skills

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Python

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

REST API

Education

Certifications such as CKA, CKAD, Terraform Associate, or HashiCorp Vault certification

Job description

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Senior Software Engineer – CI/CD & Kubernetes

Location: Bristol

Clearance Level: DV Cleared

Start Date ASAP

Duration: 6 Months / rolling

Overview:

We are supporting a key defence client in their search for a highly skilled Dev ops /Senior Software Engineer with hands-on experience across modern DevOps, platform engineering, and application delivery tooling. This role will involve designing, deploying, and maintaining secure and scalable infrastructure environments using CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and IaC frameworks within a classified or secure environment.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working across both Linux (RedHat) and Windows operating systems, and will bring deep technical knowledge across CI/CD tooling, Kubernetes cluster build, and secure application deployment practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python.
• Build, configure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Deploy and support key applications such as Apache NiFi, Elastic ECK, and JFrog Artifactory.
• Develop and manage Helm Charts to standardise application deployment.
• Integrate with and manage HashiCorp Vault for secure secrets management and token-based authentication within pipeline workflows.
• Build and consume REST APIs to support automation and platform integration.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to enforce repeatability, consistency, and scalability across environments.
• Ensure platform and infrastructure solutions adhere to security and compliance standards relevant to a defence environment.
• Collaborate closely with software developers, platform engineers, security teams, and DevOps specialists in a multidisciplinary team.

Key Skills and Experience:

CI/CD & Automation:

• Proven experience with GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and REST API development/integration.
• Experience creating reusable automation scripts and maintaining configuration management best practices.

Platform & Containerisation:

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes design, configuration, and operations in production environments.
• Experience managing applications with Helm Charts and supporting microservices-based architecture.

Applications & Services:

• Direct experience deploying and supporting Apache NiFi, Elastic ECK (ElasticSearch on Kubernetes), and Artifactory.
• Familiarity with container image management and application lifecycle support.

Security & Infrastructure:

• Use of HashiCorp Vault for managing secrets, certificates, and access tokens.
• Solid working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server environments.
• Understanding of operating within secure, high-assurance environments.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Active SC or DV clearance highly desirable.
• Experience working on defence or national security programmes.
• Certifications such as CKA, CKAD, Terraform Associate, or HashiCorp Vault certification.

Additional Information:

• Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be UK nationals and eligible for security clearance.
• Out-of-hours availability may occasionally be required to support deployment windows.