At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, optimise developer workflows, and ensure system reliability.
- Company: Join BlueBear, a forward-thinking tech company in Bedfordshire.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of software development and make a real impact in a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Experience with CI/CD tools, Git platforms, and automation scripting is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
This role is part of the BlueBear Business in Bedfordshire. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the continued evolution of our development and delivery capability across the software team delivering desktop and embedded applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, TeamCity, and other tools; suggest new or improved tools and techniques; integrate Artifactory with pipelines to manage build artifacts and releases.
- Ensure pipelines are scalable, reliable, secure, and automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
- Manage integrations between tooling systems to enable seamless developer workflows; support software teams in onboarding, troubleshooting, and optimizing their development environments.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize build infrastructure performance and availability; implement best practices in version control, branching strategies, and release management.
- Ensure systems meet security, reliability, and compliance requirements; proactively engage with engineering teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks; contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps practices; document tooling, processes, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing.
Qualifications and Skills
- Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or TeamCity.
- Experience administering Git-based platforms (e.g. GitLab).
- Experience with artifact repository management (e.g. JFrog Artifactory) and dependency management strategies.
- Working knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible; experience designing and maintaining automated build and deployment pipelines.
- Strong understanding of mixed Windows and Linux environments, system administration, and scripting (Bash, Python, or similar) for automation.
- Understanding of software development lifecycles and DevOps best practices.
- Experience with containerisation (Docker) and/or orchestration concepts; strong track record in automating workflows, maintaining developer platforms, and building resilient build and release pipelines.
- Familiarity with networking concepts (TCP/IP) and system integration; development in Java and/or C++.
- Strong problem-solving skills, proactive approach to improving systems, ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, and experience mentoring or supporting engineering teams.
- Understanding of software quality practices (testing, automation, release gating).
- Existing SC Clearance would be desirable but not a requirement.
Additional Information
By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to baseline personnel security checks, national security vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and, in all circumstances, preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.
DevOps Software Engineer in Bedford employer: Saab
At BlueBear in Bedfordshire, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. As a DevOps Software Engineer, you will benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies. Our commitment to employee well-being and growth makes us an exceptional employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
