12-month initial contract Frimley Hybrid working (2–3 days on site per week)
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to shape the introduction of containerised workloads into a core continuous integration environment. This is an architecture-led, hands‑on role focused on establishing a secure, scalable and maintainable platform rather than simply deploying or administering clusters.
You will work closely with engineering leadership to define the architectural approach, engineering standards and adoption roadmap for Kubernetes-based CI capabilities. The role combines immediate integration, experimentation and analysis with longer‑term technical leadership across multiple delivery programmes, balancing delivery needs, cost efficiency, governance and developer experience.
- Define the end-to-end architecture for CI workloads running on Kubernetes.
- Lead hands‑on work in an on-premises Kubernetes environment, including deployment, maintenance, experimentation and analysis.
- Assess the impact of integrating external infrastructure services into existing CI designs.
- Produce technical findings, design recommendations and change specifications.
- Provide technical guidance and mentor less‑experienced engineers.
Key Responsibilities
- Target architecture: Define workload isolation, networking, artefact flows, autoscaling and resource‑management approaches for Kubernetes-based CI workloads.
- Secure container supply chain: Design image build, scanning and promotion processes, registry architecture, environment separation, policy enforcement and secrets‑management integration.
- Observability and operations: Establish logging, metrics, monitoring, platform‑level visibility and alerting.
- Migration strategy: Identify candidate workloads and create a phased adoption plan with clear risk controls and rollback strategies.
- Technical delivery: Deploy and maintain on‑premises clusters and lead implementation experiments, testing and impact analysis.
- Engineering leadership: Set standards, influence design decisions, communicate findings and support the technical development of team members.
Essential Experience and Skills
- Strong experience designing, building and maintaining on‑premises Kubernetes clusters; around five years’ relevant experience is preferred.
- Proven experience developing and deploying applications hosted on Kubernetes.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes platform architecture, not only cluster operations.
- Experience integrating Kubernetes with CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling.
- Knowledge of container supply chain security.
- Experience with Ansible and Infrastructure as Code.
- Knowledge of IP‑based network design and Linux operating systems.
- Ability to operate at engineering leadership and architecture level.
- Experience designing platforms and governance models for multiple engineering teams.
Desirable Experience
- GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
- Cloud‑native build tooling such as BuildKit or Kaniko.
- Experience in complex, enterprise‑scale engineering environments.
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Principal EngineerSoftware Engineering (Specialist Softwa in Frimley employer: Morson Group
Morson Group is an exceptional employer, recognised as one of the UK's Best Big Companies to work for, offering a supportive family-run culture that prioritises employee well-being and development. With 26 days of holiday, bespoke training programmes, and comprehensive mental health support, employees are empowered to grow and thrive in their roles, particularly within the dynamic Payroll team at our Salford office.
