DevOps Engineer in Portishead

DevOps Engineer

Gloucester | Up to £60,000 | DV Clearance Required

We're supporting a secure technology organisation looking to add a DevOps Engineer to their growing engineering function.

This role will suit someone who enjoys working across infrastructure, automation and cloud technologies, helping to improve how systems are built, deployed and maintained. You'll be joining a collaborative team focused on delivering reliable, scalable and secure platforms that support critical services. Please only apply if you have active DV clearance.

The Role

You'll play a key part in driving automation, managing cloud-based infrastructure and improving deployment processes across multiple environments. Working closely with engineers and technical stakeholders, you'll help streamline delivery, enhance platform reliability and support ongoing technology improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines.
• Manage and improve cloud and Linux-based environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Support containerised platforms and orchestration technologies.
• Implement monitoring, logging and observability capabilities.
• Improve deployment, release and operational processes through automation.
• Work alongside engineering teams to increase delivery efficiency.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure-related issues.
• Ensure security and best practice are considered throughout delivery.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational standards.

Experience Required

• Commercial experience within DevOps, Platform or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong Linux administration skills.
• Experience with cloud technologies.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tooling.
• Understanding of networking and security concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible or similar tools.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• AWS, Azure or Google Cloud exposure.
• Git version control experience.
• Experience supporting highly available or mission-critical environments.

Please note, we receive a high level of applications and can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.