Senior DevOps Engineer- eDV Cleared

Searchability NS&D; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in the UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with active Enhanced DV clearance to support national security projects from Manchester offices.

You will be hands-on, operate in DevOps and SRE practices, coach junior engineers, and work across containerisation with Docker/Kubernetes and IaC tools like Ansible and Terraform.

This role requires strong communication and stakeholder management, with salary up to £85,000 DOE and Manchester-based commuting flexibility.

Qualifications

• Active enhanced DV clearance required.
• Manchester-based or able to commute to Manchester.
• Hands-on DevOps with mentoring juniors.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Containerisation

IaC

Python

Java

Stakeholder management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER- EDV CLEARED

• - Permanent opportunity for a Senior DevOps Engineer with active enhanced DV clearance.
• - Salary up to £85,000 DOE
• - Manchester based offices

WHO ARE WE?

We're hiring for Senior 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.
• - Manchester based, or able to commute to Manchester.
• - Experience as a hands-on technical DevOps Engineer and experience coaching/ leading more junior team members

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
• - Strong communications abilities, with experience in stakeholder management.

KEY SKILLS

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