Sanderson Government and Defence
DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) at Sanderson Government and Defence, based in Cheltenham, South West, paying £75,000 per annum. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £75,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · Hybrid
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Closing date
- Sector
- DevOps Engineer
About 18% above the going rate for devops engineer
Reference 643574367104863523
About the role
Lead DevOps Engineer | SC/DV Cleared | £75,000 + (DOE)
Bristol / South West | National Security & Defence
Want to work on technology that genuinely makes a difference?
Sanderson G&D are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to help design, build and operate highly secure cloud and data platforms supporting some of the UK's most critical National Security and Defence programmes.
You'll lead the delivery of cloud-native infrastructure, drive DevSecOps best practices, mentor talented engineers and work with market leading technologies across AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD and data platforms.
What you'll do: Lead the design, build and operation of highly secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments Drive DevSecOps best practices across development and delivery teams Build and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to enable automated, reliable software delivery Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using modern automation tooling Manage containerised platforms and orchestration technologies across cloud environments Support the deployment and operation of real-time and batch analytics platforms Troubleshoot production issues and ensuring platform resilience, performance and availability Implement secure backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions Contribute to automated testing frameworks and quality engineering practices Mentor engineers and providing technical leadership across delivery teams Collaborate closely with customers, architects and engineers to solve complex operational challenges.
What we're looking for: Active SC Clearance and eligibility for DV Clearance. 5+ years' experience delivering production cloud solutions Strong AWS, DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise Kubernetes, Docker, EKS/ECS/AKS experience CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible and automation skills Leadership and mentoring capability
What's on offer: Meaningful work supporting UK National Security Complex cloud and data transformation programmes Exposure to AI, analytics and modern platform engineering Engineering-led culture with genuine technical ownership Opportunity to shape solutions using the latest technologies
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Reference: 643574367104863523 · Posted 13 minutes ago · Closes 15 Dec 2026 · Listed via Sanderson Government and Defence
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