Devops Engineer - SC Or DV Cleared

DevOps Engineer - SC or DV Cleared - £60,000 - £70,000 + Gloucestershire, Manchester or London

Are you someone who enjoys keeping critical systems running smoothly while continuously improvng how they work?
Do you like balancing hands-on technical problem solving with structured ways of working in secure, high-impact environments?

We're looking for a DevOps Engineer to join a collaborative team supporting business-critical platforms where reliability, security and service quality are at the heart of everything we do.

In this role, you'll work across both business-as-usual support and project delivery, helping to ensure platforms remain stable, resilient and fit for purpose. You'll take ownership of incidents, proactively monitor system health and act as a key point of contact for Elastic-related services. Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll have the opportunity to share knowledge, develop your technical expertise and contribute to the continuous improvement of services while operating within established ITIL-based service management processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate, triage and resolve incidents, service requests and technical issues in a timely manner.
• Proactively monitor and maintain system health to ensure high levels of service availability.
• Act as the technical focal point for Elastic-related incidents, problems, changes and service requests.
• Support a combination of operational (BAU) activities and project-based work.
• Follow ITIL-based service management processes to ensure consistent and high-quality service delivery.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Contribute to service improvements through automation, monitoring and best practice.

Skills

• Experience working with virtualised environments, including containerisation and Kubernetes.
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience using Scripting and automation to improve system reliability and operational efficiency.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, including routing, Firewalls and proxies.
• Experience administering and supporting Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of digital certificates, authentication methods and certificate authority services
• Experience with Ansible and Bash Scripting.
• Experience using Terraform.

Security Clearance

This role requires Developed Vetting (DV) Security Clearance. Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance.

DevOps Engineer - DV Cleared - £60,000 - £70,000 + Gloucestershire, Manchester or London