Senior DevOps Engineer- eDV Cleared

Searchability NS&D; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active Enhanced DV clearance for a permanent role in Gloucestershire. You will work across high‑impact security projects and mentor junior engineers while delivering robust DevOps solutions.

Key skills include SRE/DevOps practice, Docker/Kubernetes, and IaC with Ansible or Terraform. The role offers up to £85,000 DOE plus a DV bonus and Gloucestershire‑based offices, with a clear path to technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Active enhanced DV clearance required.
• Gloucestershire based or willing to commute.
• Hands-on DevOps experience with mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Operate in an SRE/DevOps environment.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Hands-on DevOps engineer with ability to lead projects.

Skills

SRE/DevOps experience

Mentoring junior engineers

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

Coding in Python/Java/Spring Boot

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER- EDV CLEARED

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER - Permanent opportunity for a Senior DevOps Engineer with active enhanced DV clearance. Salary up to £85,000 DOE + DV Bonus. Gloucestershire based offices.

WHO ARE WE?

We're hiring for DevOps Engineers to join a consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions for industry-leading National Security clients.

You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact, innovative and mission-critical projects, shaping solutions that make a real difference.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, an active Enhanced DV clearance is essential.

THE SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER

• Active enhanced DV clearance.
• Gloucestershire based, or able to commute
• Experience as a hands-on technical DevOps Engineer with experience mentoring junior engineers.

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Experience operating in an SRE/ DevOps environment
• Experience in containerisation technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes, for example.
• Experience with Infrastructure as code technologies like ansible or terraform.
• Ideally a has a coding background, utilising languages such as Python, Java, Spring Boot
• Some experience managing stakeholders and mentoring junior engineers.

KEY SKILLS

DEVOPS, SENIOR DEVOPS, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, PLATFROM ENGINEER, CI/CD, CONTAINERISATION, INFRASTRTCTURE AS CODE, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, DV CLEARED, DV CLEARANCE, SECURITY CLEARED, NSD