DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared

Exalto Consulting Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Exalto Consulting Ltd. is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with DV clearance to modernise software delivery through CI/CD pipelines and automation.

The role involves building customer-facing and internal automation pipelines, improving operational efficiency and supporting secure, reliable services. Responsibilities include CI/CD pipeline work, cloud infrastructure provisioning with IaC, and enhancing security and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong development skills in Python, C++, C#, or Java.
• Experience with Git or other version control repositories.
• Experience with private cloud-native solutions.
• Strong experience working with APIs.
• Familiarity with KMS.
• A practical approach to automation, problem-solving and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code.
• Automate application deployment, configuration, scaling and routine operational tasks.
• Improve service reliability, availability, performance and recovery processes.
• Apply security practices across infrastructure and delivery workflows, including access control, secrets management, patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain container and orchestration platforms where used.

Skills

Python

C++

C#

Java

Git

Cloud-native

APIs

KMS

Automation

Job description

DevOps Engineer — DV Cleared
Rate: £480 per day, inside IR35
Contract: 1 December 2026–30 June 2027
Working pattern: At least three days on site, Tuesday–Thursday, with some flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Site details will be shared privately.
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong software development skills to modernise software delivery through CI/CD pipelines, automation and reporting.
You will develop customer-facing and internal automation pipelines, improve operational efficiency and support secure, reliable services. You will bring a customer-focused approach and a sound understanding of IT service management.

Your responsibilities

• Build and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code.
• Automate application deployment, configuration, scaling and routine operational tasks.
• Improve service reliability, availability, performance and recovery processes.
• Apply security practices across infrastructure and delivery workflows, including access control, secrets management, patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain container and orchestration platforms where used.

Essential skills and experience

• Strong development skills in at least one of Python, C++, C# or Java.
• Experience with Git or other version control repositories.
• Experience with private cloud-native solutions.
• Strong experience working with APIs.
• Familiarity with KMS.
• A practical approach to automation, problem-solving and service improvement.

Desirable experience

• Working in Agile or DevOps environments.
• System administration.
• Experience within the defence sector.

Security and nationality requirements Applicants must hold current, active and transferable Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. Existing clearance is required.
Clearance eligibility will be verified before submission. The stated requirements include:

• DV clearance no more than seven years old, with more than 12 months remaining before expiry; ideally at least 18 months.
• Having taken up the relevant post within six months of clearance being granted.
• Work within the last 12 months on a government contract, or for a government department or police force, in a role requiring national security vetting.
• No period of overseas residence exceeding six months during a break between government contracts.

The assignment requires sole British nationality. Dual nationality is not permitted. Applicants must hold only a British passport and must not retain another citizenship, OCI status or a foreign national identity card such as NICOP. Any previous citizenship must have been formally renounced.