DevOps Engineer – eDV Cleared

About the role

We are seeking a permanent DevOps Engineer with an active Enhanced DV clearance to join our Manchester office. You will work for a consultancy delivering cutting‑edge solutions to national security clients, contributing to high‑impact, mission‑critical projects.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure, reliable software delivery.
• Deploy and manage containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Ansible and Terraform.
• Monitor system performance and reliability, applying SRE principles.
• Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure compliance with defence standards.

Required profile

• Active Enhanced DV clearance.
• Based in Manchester or able to commute.
• Hands‑on experience as a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer.
• Ability to work on complex, high‑stakes national security projects.

Required skills

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Python (or Java/Spring Boot) programming experience.
• CI/CD tooling knowledge.

What we offer

• Competitive salary up to £65,000 plus DV bonus.
• Opportunity to work on innovative defence projects.
• Professional development within a specialist consultancy.
• Supportive team environment focused on security and reliability.