DevOps Architect - DV cleared

DevOps Architect

+9 months +

+DV cleared

+Hybrid 2 days a week on site in Corsham

+Inside IR35

+£650 - £700 a day

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Architect to join a high-profile UK Government programme, designing and delivering secure DevOps platforms within highly secure, air-gapped environments.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the DevOps capability that underpins critical national infrastructure, working with modern tooling and providing technical leadership across architecture, automation and platform assurance.

The Role

You'll lead the design, implementation and ongoing assurance of secure DevOps tooling, ensuring solutions meet stringent security and accreditation standards while enabling efficient software delivery in disconnected environments.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and implement secure DevOps platforms using GitLab, Jira, Confluence and Ansible

Design integrated CI/CD solutions for air-gapped environments

Develop secure software promotion, patching and update processes

Define toolchain integration and automation strategies

Champion Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevOps best practices

Produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs), operational documentation and security artefacts

Conduct technical design reviews, security assurance and compliance activities

Support platform optimisation, troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement across secure customer sites

Essential Skills

Active DV Clearance

Proven experience as a DevOps Architect or Senior DevOps Engineer within secure or regulated environments

Strong expertise with:

GitLab (CI/CD, repositories, runners and security)

Jira

Confluence

Ansible

VMware technologies

Experience designing and supporting DevOps platforms in offline/air-gapped environments

Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, configuration management and automation

Experience producing HLDs, LLDs, SOPs, runbooks and security documentation

Scripting experience with Bash, Python and Ansible YAML

Knowledge of secure build and release management, access control and audit requirements

Experience supporting security accreditation and assurance activitiesIf you'd like to discuss this DevOps Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch