DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Posted 7 days ago by Ubique Systems

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer involves supporting the high-level design and prototyping phase of a cloud migration program for a major UK government department. The position requires a strong background in DevOps practices, particularly in CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure automation. Candidates must have a mandatory requirement of 5 years UK residency. The role is based in Manchester, Newcastle, or London.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm.
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery.
  • Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Manchester or Newcastle or London 5 Year UK Residency DevOps required to support HLD + prototyping phase on Move to Cloud program of major Government department Database platform. "MANDATORY 5 YEARS UK RESIDENCY"

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD (GitOps) and Helm.
  • Develop and optimize infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and related automation tools.
  • Support the containerization and migration of legacy batch components into modern Kubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to improve build, deployment, and operational processes.
  • Maintain and enhance version control, artifact registries, and pipeline integrations.
  • Ensure alignment with AWS best practices for reliability, scalability, and security.

Core Skills & Experience Strong experience with DevOps practices and automation-first delivery. Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm or similar CI/CD and GitOps tools.