Lead/ Principal DevOps Engineer- eDV Cleared

Searchability NS&D
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
3 months ago
£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
17 Mar 2026 (3 months ago)

Benefits

DV Bonus

LEAD/ PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER- EDV CLEARED

PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER
- Permanent opportunity for a Lead/ Principal DevOps Engineer with active enhanced DV clearance.
- Salary up to £100,000 DOE + DV Bonus
- Gloucestershire based offices
- To apply, please call Laura Jackson on , or email with an up-to-date CV.

WHO ARE WE?
We're hiring for Lead and Principal DevOps Engineers to join a consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions for industry-leading National Security clients.

You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact, innovative and mission-critical projects, shaping solutions that make a real difference.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, an active Enhanced DV clearance is essential.

THE PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER
- Active enhanced DV clearance.
- Gloucestershire based, or able to commute.
- Experience as a hands-on technical DevOps Engineer and in a leadership role

PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong experience operating in an SRE/ DevOps environment
- Expertise in containerisation technologies such at Docker or Kubernetes, for example.
- Experience with Infrastructure as code technologies like ansible or terraform.
- Ideally a has a coding background, utilising languages such as Python, Java, Spring Boot
- Strong communications abilities, with experience in leadership and stakeholder management.

TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly on . For further information please call me: / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS
DEVOPS, LEAD DEVOPS, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, PLATFROM ENGINEER, PRINCIPAL DEVOPS, CI/CD, CONTAINERISATION, INFRASTRTCTURE AS CODE, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, DV CLEARED, DV CLEARANCE, SECURITY CLEARED, NSD

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