X5 DevOps Engineer – Permanent Role

DevOps Engineer – Permanent Role (5 Positions Open)

Bristol | Manchester | Cheltenham | Up to £80,000 | Security-cleared environment | Permanent

Looking for stability and a long-term career move? Read on.

I'm partnering with one of my top clients, a well-established specialist software consultancy, to find a DevOps Engineer for a permanent position. It's a chance to put down roots somewhere that invests in its people and offers real long-term career growth.

You’ll join a live, high-impact programme for National Security and Central Government customers, helping design and build a brand-new bespoke solution from the ground up.

Immediate starts: we’re looking for people who are available now or on 1 months’ notice.

Why this is a long-term move

• Sustained, continued business growth, so this is a role with a future
• The culture of a small, close-knit team with the security of a much larger organisation behind it
• Up to 5 days of external training a year, plus a dedicated career coach
• Learning guilds where engineers share ideas and new technology
• Self-directed career progression: you shape where you go next
• A friendly, collaborative, inclusive culture where people are valued

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, building and running AWS infrastructure at scale
• Deploying and scaling Kubernetes clusters with Docker and Helm
• Automating build, deployment, testing and monitoring
• Shaping security, compliance and disaster recovery for critical systems
• Engineering for high availability, resilience and cost efficiency
• Troubleshooting production issues and continuously improving performance
• Mentoring and growing junior DevOps engineers

Your toolkit (you won’t need all of it)

• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Terraform
• Packer
• Vault
• Serverless
• Elastic Stack
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Artifactory
• Nexus

You’ll thrive here if you

• Have hands-on experience in a DevOps-focused role
• Enjoy building secure, highly available shared platforms
• Work well in Agile teams (Scrum or Kanban)
• Communicate confidently with senior stakeholders
• Want to grow with one organisation rather than jump from contract to contract
• Clearance: This role requires high-level security clearance. You’ll need a British passport and 5 years' continuous UK residency.

My client is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, with reasonable adjustments available throughout the process.

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