DevOps Engineers (DV Security Clearance)

CGI Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Medical benefits

Pension plan

Flexible time off

Health and Wellbeing Programme

Job summary

CGI Group Inc. in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable DevOps platforms across hybrid cloud environments.

You will lead CI/CD initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with software, security, and client teams to improve automation and reliability. The role requires strong hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, with a focus on secure cloud adoption and IaC practices.

Qualifications

• Design, build, implement, and support secure and scalable DevOps solutions.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, deployments, and releases.
• Lead and mentor DevOps engineers and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
• Support containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with software, infra, security, and client teams to improve platform reliability and automation.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code, automation tooling, and configuration management.
• Support secure cloud adoption across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable DevOps platforms.
• Lead CI/CD pipeline efforts across projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability.
• Create and maintain IaC and automation tooling.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripting

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Secure Innovation is part of CGI's Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit, focused on delivering contemporary and innovative technical solutions to some of the most complex challenges faced by government. Our teams work closely with clients to help them understand, adopt, and exploit emerging technologies to maintain strategic and operational advantage.

Our systems are engineered for performance, security, reliability, and scalability, using modern cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps practices, and contemporary CI/CD tooling and techniques. We are currently seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. The ability to think creatively, solve complex technical challenges, and operate effectively within secure environments is essential for success in this role.

This position offers the opportunity to work on leading-edge and bespoke technologies within a highly rewarding and mission-focused environment. We are strongly committed to the ongoing development of our people and provide excellent learning and development opportunities to ensure your skills remain aligned with the evolving technology landscape. We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement where motivated self-starters thrive.

While we are ideally seeking candidates who meet all requirements, we are open to considering high-quality individuals who demonstrate strong capability across most of the criteria.

Candidate profile

• Design, build, implement, and support secure and scalable DevOps solutions across complex cloud and hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Lead and mentor DevOps engineers and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
• Support containerised and orchestrated environments using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, security, and client teams to improve platform reliability, automation, and operational maturity.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation tooling, and configuration management solutions.
• Support secure cloud adoption and operational best practices across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve deployment, infrastructure, and platform-related issues across development and production environments.
• Create and maintain technical designs, operational documentation, standards, and implementation artefacts.
• Minimum of 7 years' commercial experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related engineering disciplines.
• Proven experience leading DevOps teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience designing, building, and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git, Bamboo, GitLab CI/CD, or cloud-native equivalents.
• Strong hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience scripting and automating solutions using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
• Experience producing technical designs, architecture documentation, and operational documentation.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and work through complex technical challenges.
• Passion for learning emerging technologies and driving innovation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Security Clearance

• Resource must be willing and able to work onsite at the client location five days per week.
• Candidate must already hold current HLC clearance (mandatory requirement).
• Previous experience working within secure, government, defence, or highly regulated environments will be highly regarded.
• Due to client security requirements, only candidates meeting the required clearance criteria will be considered.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

>> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients' businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you'll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other.

Benefits:

• Insurance coverage
• Medical benefits
• Pension plan
• Member Assistant Programme
• Check4Cancer
• Flexible time off
• Share Purchase Plan
• Member discounts
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Profit Participation Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programme