DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer – Defence & Security

Newcastle

Requires SC Clearance or Eligible for SC Clearance

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The Opportunity

Join a high-performing engineering team delivering secure, scalable infrastructure and platforms for mission-critical Defence & Security programmes. This role is ideal for DevOps engineers who thrive in complex environments and want to work with modern cloud, automation, and container technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Build, automate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Develop infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)
• Manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (ELK, Grafana)
• Support cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Ensure secure, reliable deployments with strong DevSecOps practices
• Work across Windows & Linux environments, including virtualisation (VMware)
• Manage artefacts, code quality, and release processes

What You’ll Need

• Experience with scripting or development (Python, PowerShell, C#, Java, or C++)
• Strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, TeamCity or similar)
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Understanding of monitoring, logging, and system performance xwzovoh
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. SQL Server) and job scheduling tools
• Experience with Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Artifactory, SonarQube
• VMware (vSphere), SAN environments
• Security best practices (secrets management, vulnerability scanning)

Security Requirement

SC clearance (or willingness/eligibility to obtain) is required.