DevOps Engineer (DV-Cleared) - National Security Projects
 
Location: Gloucester or Manchester (Hybrid)
Clearance Required: DV Clearance
Employment Type: Full-time
 
Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology? Do you thrive in high-stakes environments where your skills contribute to national safety and digital resilience? We're partnering with a highly respected organisation operating in the national security sector to hire experienced DevOps Engineers for mission-critical projects.
 
The Opportunity
You'll be joining a multidisciplinary engineering team that works across secure government and defence programs, helping to build, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality software systems. This role bridges development, infrastructure, security, and operations—giving you exposure to a broad technical environment with purpose-driven impact.
 
What You'll Be Doing
You will design and implement DevOps pipelines and practices that enable fast, safe, and reliable delivery of software. This includes:

Automating build, integration, deployment, and cloud infrastructure processes
Supporting and optimising CI/CD pipelines
Containerising and orchestrating microservices-based environments
Troubleshooting complex issues across infrastructure, code, and security layers
Collaborating with engineers, architects, and operational teams
Maintaining systems in live environments and responding to incidents
Ensuring security, observability, and scalability are embedded in solutions
Key Skills & Experience Required
 
Automation & Tooling

CI/CD tools and pipeline development (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Orchestration and containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker)
Scripting in Python, Bash, or similar
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or private cloud)DevOps & Systems Engineering

Solid understanding of Linux or Windows system administration
Familiarity with cloud-native application deployment
Experience managing databases (SQL, NoSQL)
Exposure to legacy infrastructure and modernisation approaches
Performance tuning and workload scalingWays of Working

Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies
SRE principles and observability practices
Experience in mission-critical or highly regulated environments is advantageous
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skillsWhat's on Offer

Highly flexible hybrid working model
25 days annual leave plus buy/sell options
Private medical, dental, and a generous pension scheme
Career development through internal coaching and learning platforms
Supportive team culture in a stable, high-performing sector
Bonus scheme and other discretionary benefits 
Security & Eligibility Requirements
Due to the sensitive nature of these roles, an active eDV clearance is essential. Candidates must have a minimum of 5-10 years of continuous UK residency to meet vetting requirements.
 
About the Team
You'll be joining a collaborative, innovation-focused engineering team within a national security environment. The culture combines the scale and resources of a large organisation with the agility of small, close-knit delivery teams. Projects are long-term, meaningful, and offer opportunities to work with some of the brightest minds in secure software delivery.
 
Note: This position is with a long-standing defence and national security partner. Details about the end client will be disclosed during the screening process under appropriate NDAs and clearance protocols