Senior DevOps Consultant

Capgemini; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering services leader in Stevenage is seeking a professional to provide infrastructure support for aerospace and telecom projects. This role involves maintaining legacy systems and utilizing automation tools like Ansible for deployments. Candidates should possess strong knowledge of CI/CD with Git and Jenkins, as well as experience with containerization environments. SC clearance is mandatory, and only Sole British Nationals will be considered. The position offers opportunities to work with top global companies and a supportive environment.

Benefits

High level of autonomy

Exposure to Fortune 500 companies

Employee networks promoting diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience with Git for version control is required.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools.
• Proficiency with Ansible for deployment and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support across development teams.
• Maintain legacy platforms and enhance existing systems.
• Use automation tools for deployment across diverse environments.

Skills

Version Control & CI/CD with Git and GitLab CI

Flight Software Validation with Jenkins CI

Ansible for configuration control

Ubuntu and Debian-based OS

Containerization with Podman

Tools

Ansible

GitLab CI

Jenkins CI

QEMU

Podman

Job description

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world's most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

Your Role

We are looking forward to developing a hybrid aerospace and telecom infrastructure using a range of tools and technologies that fall outside the scope of standard Information Management support - spanning from legacy systems to cutting-edge platforms and unsupported operating systems or software. This evolving landscape is creating a growing need to manage projects that either transition to modern tooling (for breadboarding) or maintain legacy systems essential to long-duration aerospace programs, where long-term stability is critical.

• Infrastructure Support Across Teams: Provide technical support for both GNC and software teams, maintaining and enhancing systems, especially legacy platforms requiring deep understanding before changes.
• Flexible Location with Travel: While regular on-site presence isn't required, expect periods of intensive support both locally and internationally.
• Automation & Deployment: Use Ansible to manage tasks like package installation, environment setup, and building internal projects across diverse hosts and containers.
• Diverse Host Environments: Work with varied systems including industrial PCs (some field-deployed with limited connectivity) and uniform telecom VMs, balancing consistency with unique hardware constraints.

Your Profile

• Version Control & CI/CD: Git for version control; GitLab CI for linting, testing, and deploying Ansible scripts and C/C++ packages (with potential expansion to Python, React, Rust, ROS2).
• Flight Software Validation: Jenkins CI with Gradle used for executing validation tests on flight software.
• System Configuration & Deployment: Ansible for configuration control; Autoinstall (or similar tools) for system deployment.
• Operating Systems & Containers: Primarily Ubuntu 20+ or Debian-based OS; Podman for containerisation with support for hardware passthrough (e.g. Nvidia K2000 on RHEL 6) and emulation via QEMU.
• Development & Hosting Environments: Containers used both for development and service hosting, tailored to support graphical applications and legacy hardware/software setups

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply, your unique experience could be just what we need.

What you'll love about working here

• A level of autonomy graded 8,5+ by Capgemini colleagues
• Exposure to top global companies working with Capgemini (145 of the Fortune 500 companies)
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemini

Need to Know

• This role requires SC Clearance
• Due to the nature of the projects you will be working on, candidates must be Sole British Nationals to be considered
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.