Devops Engineer | Defence Tech

Devops Engineer (Defence - hiring mid to senior levels | 2yrs+) Newcastle (on-site) Defence Tech Start-up

A growing defence-tech consultancy is seeking Devops Engineers of various levels and disciplines.

They are deliberately setting a very high bar, hiring engineers from top universities who are among the strongest technically in their field. The work is very problem‑solving focused, small teams tackling complex systems, often working on completely new challenges every few months.

You’ll genuinely be working alongside some of the best engineers/teams in the country, solving problems no one else has before.

• Enjoy working on challenging systems
• Truly understand problem‑solving principles
• Are adaptable and articulate
• Development and scripting in Python, Power Shell, C#, Java or C++
• Infrastructure as Code, such as Packer, Terraform or Ansible
• Containerisation and orchestration, such as Docker or Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipeline experience:
  Team City, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions or equivalent
• Artifact management and static analysis, such as Artifactory or Sonar Qube
• Monitoring and observability, such as ELK or Grafana
• Cloud platforms:
  Azure, AWS or GCP

• STEM Degree from a leading university (2:1 or above)
• Eligibility for UK SC-level security clearance
• Experience in defence or highly regulated environments is advantageous, but not required