Devops Engineer - National Security

The Role

This role is a Dev Ops Engineer within IIG’s National Security Team, working on a large, complex programme with a bespoke software solution.

• Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure and private clouds.
• Deploy, scale and manage Kubernetes clusters. Familiarity with Docker and Helm.
• Develop and implement automated tools and processes for building, deployment, monitoring, testing and maintenance of infrastructure and applications.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures for security, compliance and disaster recovery.
• Optimise infrastructure for high availability, fault tolerance and cost efficiency.
• Continuously monitor and improve infrastructure and application performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues.
• Manage and mentor junior Dev Ops engineers.

The ideal candidate is a self‑motivated, multi‑tasker with strong team‑player skills. You will have

• Experience in a Dev Ops‐focused role and a track record of delivering secure, scalable software.
• Proficiency with cloud technologies and building highly available shared solutions.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Vault and related tooling.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, Git Lab or Jenkins).
• Excellent communication and leadership for working with high‑level stakeholders.
• Exposure to serverless, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana and Artifactory/Nexus.

Due to the nature of the sector, this role prefers applicants holding high‑level security clearance. To qualify you must be a British passport holder and have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years.

This position is office based 4–5 days per week from Cheltenham, Bristol or Manchester.

IIG offers a highly inclusive, team‑led environment with strong career progression. Benefits include up to five days of external training, a career coach, guilds for innovation and learning, and a comprehensive L&D package.

• Discrimination is prohibited on the basis of ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or health condition.
• As a Disability Confident employer we provide reasonable adjustments and interview opportunities for people with health conditions and disabilities.
• We actively support inclusion and encourage people to contribute to our journey.