DevOps Engineer (IT / Software) - Gloucester – On site - 7.5 hr day (37.5 hour week)

Swan Recruitment Ltd; New Jersey; On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan Recruitment Ltd seeks a DevOps Engineer to bridge software development and IT operations in Gloucester. This on-site role spans a 7.5-hour day and requires hands-on expertise with modern container orchestration and CI/CD tooling.

Starting as soon as possible, the role offers varied responsibilities around Kubernetes, Argo, GitLab, and the ELK stack, with opportunities to influence platform architecture and compute utilization in an Inside PAYE/Umbrella engagement.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes with hands-on experience.
• Thorough understanding of Kustomize, or transferable knowledge of Helm/Docker.
• Experience with Argo.
• Knowledge and usage of Git/GitLab.

Tools

Kubernetes

Kustomize

Helm

Docker

Argo

Git/GitLab

ELK Stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Terraform

MinIO

Coder

Keycloak

Job description

Gloucester

DevOps Engineer ( bridges software development and IT operations)

Gloucester – On site - 7.5 hr day (37.5 hour week)

Security clearance needed: eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting)

Start Date: As soon possible, very urgent

Estimated Role Duration: Ongoing

IR35 Status: Inside – PAYE / Umbrella

Rates approx £350 to £500 pd, based on experience levels:

• Level 4 (Enable): Works with diverse complex activities, exercises significant autonomy, and guides others.
• Level 5 (Ensure, advise): Provides broad direction and authoritative guidance, holding direct accountability for outcomes.
• Level 6 (Initiate, influence): Makes high-level decisions, shapes policies, and exercises substantial organisational influence.

Mandatory requirements

• Deep understanding of and experience with Kubernetes
• Thorough understanding of Kustomize, or transferable knowledge of Helm/Docker
• Experience with Argo
• Knowledge and usage of Git/GitLab

Should

• Knowledge and experience of the ELK (Elastic, Logstash, Kafka) stack
• Understanding of platform architecture and how to make the best use of compute

Useful

• Experience with Grafana and Prometheus
• Understanding of and experience with Terraform
• Knowledge of and experience with MinIO, Coder and Keycloak