Java CI/DevOps Engineer - 3-Month Contract (Manchester)

Free-Work; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work in the Manchester area is seeking a CI Engineer with Java experience to join a DevOps team. The role requires 4+ years of engineering with large-scale applications and a focus on automation, reliability, and scalable solutions.

You will work on CI pipelines using Hudson/Jenkins, Maven/Nexus, and Git, with scripting in Python/Groovy. The 3‑month contract starts immediately and is based on-site near Manchester.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent training and experience.
• 4+ years engineering experience with large-scale applications.
• Strong understanding of Java and related build tools (Maven/Nexus).
• Experience with CI tools (Hudson/Jenkins).
• Advanced knowledge of source control systems, preferably Git.
• Expert scripting in Python/Perl/Groovy.
• Desire to automate build, test, deployment processes.
• Ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotations and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for large-scale Java applications.
• Automate build, test, and deployment activities.
• Collaborate across multiple teams with varied skill sets.
• Participate in on-call rotations for 24x7 service requirement.

Skills

Java

CI tools

Git

Maven/Nexus

Scripting

Automation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

Hudson

Jenkins

Maven

Nexus

Job description

Free-Work in the Manchester area is seeking a CI Engineer with Java experience to join a DevOps team. The role requires 4+ years of engineering with large-scale applications and a focus on automation, reliability, and scalable solutions.

You will work on CI pipelines using Hudson/Jenkins, Maven/Nexus, and Git, with scripting in Python/Groovy. The 3‑month contract starts immediately and is based on-site near Manchester.