Principal DevOps Engineer – SC Cleared | Hybrid Leeds

Searchability NS&D; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to join our Leeds-based hybrid team. The role focuses on leading secure, scalable cloud platforms for Defence and public sector clients, with emphasis on production systems and modern DevOps practices.

The candidate should have active SC clearance or eligibility, strong Linux expertise, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and solid CI/CD experience to guide teams across critical projects.

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance or SC Clearance eligibility
• Leeds Based or ability to travel to Leeds
• Experience as in a Senior/ Principal DevOps/ Platform engineering role

Skills

SC Clearance

Linux RHEL

Git

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Jenkins

Bamboo

Microservices

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Bamboo

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Searchability NS&D is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to join our Leeds-based hybrid team. The role focuses on leading secure, scalable cloud platforms for Defence and public sector clients, with emphasis on production systems and modern DevOps practices.

The candidate should have active SC clearance or eligibility, strong Linux expertise, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and solid CI/CD experience to guide teams across critical projects.