DevOps Engineer

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves working on a project for a global organization based in Bristol, focusing on containerizing frontend and backend services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps within Defence or Government sectors and be proficient in various technologies including .NET, C#, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include managing Docker images, Kubernetes clusters, and CI/CD pipelines, as well as monitoring and incident analysis. This position offers a long-term contract opportunity in a high-profile organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the process of containerising frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (.NET/C#) services into secure, efficient Docker images
• Maintain and govern Dockerfiles and base image standards to ensure security, consistency, and performance
• Administer and operate Kubernetes clusters across Development, Integration, ISE, and COTS environments
• Deploy, monitor, and govern workloads, including upgrades, ingress/routing, secrets management, and resource policies
• Implement and enforce Kubernetes RBAC, namespaces, and resource quotas
• Own and govern GitLab CI/CD pipelines end-to-end for frontend and backend teams
• Administer GitLab Runners in Kubernetes, ensuring they scale, stay patched, and run securely
• Design and own monitoring and logging pipelines
• Support and govern incident analysis and debugging through logs, metrics, and traces

Key Skills:

• Experienced DevOps Engineer with a background within Defence or Government organisations
• Highly experienced in containerising Front End (React/TypeScript) and back end (.NET/C#) services
• SC Cleared
• Tech: .NET, C#, Linux, React, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker, ELK

Salary (Rate): £70.00/hr

City: Greater Bristol Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT