DevOps Engineer - DV cleared

DevOps Engineer - Linux

months +

+On site in Hampshire

+Outside IR35

• 600 - 700 a day

+DV cleared role - current active clearance is essential

+Sole British national only - due to the nature of the project

We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile defence programme, supporting the delivery and operation of secure, mission-critical infrastructure.

This is a hands-on role for an engineer with strong Linux administration skills and a solid DevOps background, working within highly secure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, automate and maintain secure Linux-based environments.

• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

• Administer and troubleshoot Linux servers and associated services.

• Deploy and manage containerised applications.

• Work closely with infrastructure, software and security teams to deliver resilient platforms.

• Monitor, maintain and optimise system performance and availability.

Essential Skills

• Active DV Clearance .

• Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).

• DevOps tooling including Jenkins, Git, GitLab or Azure DevOps.

• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Ansible.

• Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.

• Bash and/or Python scripting.

• Experience with version control (Git).

• Knowledge of networking, system hardening and security best practices.

If you'd like to discuss this DevOps Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch.