DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared
Posted 1 day ago by CBS Butler
£600 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Worcestershire, UK
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared involves designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code to support secure software delivery. The position requires DV clearance and a strong understanding of DevOps practices, cloud technologies, and automation tools. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to foster a DevSecOps culture and ensure continuous improvement. The role is on-site and offers a condensed working week option.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling.
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
- Manage container orchestration platforms and develop containerized solutions.
- Monitor systems and applications for availability, performance, and security compliance.
- Automate operational tasks including testing, deployment, patching, and scaling.
- Apply DevSecOps principles to secure applications and infrastructure across SDLC.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, testers, security analysts) to streamline software delivery.
- Participate in code reviews, architecture design, and incident resolution.
- Contribute to the development and documentation of internal DevOps standards and best practices.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a DevOps-first mindset within delivery teams.
Key Skills:
- Strong grasp of modern DevOps practices and principles.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Understanding of security and compliance tools like HashiCorp Vault and Snyk.
- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
Salary: £600 daily
City: Worcestershire
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
JOB TITLE: DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared
Rate: £550-£600/day (Outside IR35)
Location: Onsite
Clearance: DV Cleared (Mandatory)
Flexible Work Option: Condensed working week (eg, 3 long days, paid for 5)
We are seeking a technically skilled DevOps & Software Engineer with DV clearance to contribute across the full software development lifecycle and DevOps toolchain. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and automated CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and system monitoring frameworks to support the continuous delivery of secure and reliable software.
This role demands a strong grasp of modern DevOps practices, cloud and container technologies, automation tooling, and software engineering principles. You will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to drive a culture of DevSecOps and continuous improvement.
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling.
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
Manage container orchestration platforms and develop containerized solutions.
Monitor systems and applications for availability, performance, and security compliance.
Automate operational tasks including testing, deployment, patching, and scaling.
Apply DevSecOps principles to secure applications and infrastructure across SDLC.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, testers, security analysts) to streamline software delivery.
Participate in code reviews, architecture design, and incident resolution.
Contribute to the development and documentation of internal DevOps standards and best practices.
Mentor junior engineers and foster a DevOps-first mindset within delivery teams.DevOps & Tooling Proficiency (Preferred)
CategoryTools & Technologies
CI/CDGitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Azure DevOps Pipelines
Infrastructure-as-CodeTerraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi
Cloud PlatformsAWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud (OpenStack)
ContainerizationDocker, Podman
OrchestrationKubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, OpenShift
Version ControlGit, GitLab, Bitbucket
Monitoring & LoggingPrometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
Security & ComplianceHashiCorp Vault, Snyk, SonarQube, Trivy, AWS IAM, CIS Benchmarks
Configuration Mgmt.Ansible, Puppet, Chef
Build ToolsMaven, Gradle, NPM, Webpack
Testing ToolsSelenium, JUnit, Postman, Cypress
OtherNexus/Artifactory (artifact repositories), REST APIs, JSON/YAML, Linux system admin