DevOps Engineer £60,000 to 80,000 GBP Bonus Hybrid WORKING Location:
Manchester, North West - United Kingdom
Type:
Permanent
Senior DevOps Engineer - National Security & Government Locations:
Bristol, Manchester, Cheltenham / UK-wide
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Security Clearance:
Security Clearance required
We are looking for an experienced
Senior DevOps Engineer
to join an established Agile engineering team working on a large-scale programme within
National Security and Central Government .
This is an opportunity to work on a
new bespoke software solution , with a strong focus on designing and building the underlying infrastructure rather than simply maintaining existing environments.
The Role You will play a key role in creating secure, scalable and highly available infrastructure, working closely with software engineers and technical stakeholders.
You will be responsible for:
Designing, building and implementing
AWS cloud infrastructure . Creating and managing
Kubernetes
environments, alongside Docker and Helm. Developing automated processes for deployment, testing, monitoring and infrastructure management. Building infrastructure and tooling to support new software products. Implementing security, compliance and disaster recovery processes. Optimising infrastructure for availability, resilience and cost efficiency. Monitoring and improving application and infrastructure performance. Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and application issues. Supporting and mentoring junior DevOps engineers. What We're Looking For We're particularly interested in engineers with
5+ years of DevOps experience
who have genuinely been involved in
building infrastructure from the ground up , rather than primarily maintaining existing platforms.
You should have experience with:
Strong
AWS
cloud engineering experience. Designing and deploying secure, scalable cloud infrastructure. Kubernetes, Docker and Helm. Infrastructure as Code, ideally
Terraform . CI/CD and automated deployment pipelines. Agile engineering environments such as Scrum or Kanban. Highly available and resilient infrastructure. Working with technical and senior stakeholders. Experience with technologies such as
GitLab, Jenkins, Packer, Vault, Serverless, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Artifactory or Nexus
would also be beneficial.
Security Clearance Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to obtain
high-level UK Security Clearance .
To be eligible, you must be a
British passport holder
and have lived permanently in the UK for the last
5 years .
Location The role can be based from
Bristol, Manchester or Cheltenham , with flexibility for candidates across England and Wales.
We are particularly interested in candidates within approximately
90 minutes of one of the offices , including areas around Bristol, Manchester, London, Leeds and the England/Wales border.
What's On Offer
£60,000 - £80,000 salary Work on complex National Security and Government programmes Reference:
AMC-AQU-CADE
Postcode:
Manchester (M1)
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Locations
DevOps Engineer in Cheshire, Warrington employer: ANSON MCCADE
Anson McCade is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a flexible remote working environment in the UK. With a strong focus on security and digital transformation, employees benefit from comprehensive training programmes and clear pathways for career advancement, all while contributing to impactful projects alongside talented teams and senior stakeholders.
