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CACI Digital Experience (formerly Cyber-Duck)

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 We are the Information Intelligence Group (IIG) of CACI UK, a specialist software consultancy providing new bespoke solutions to solve our customers complex operational problems. As our business continues to grow, we are interested in speaking with an experienced Devops Engineer to join one of our live projects in our National Security Team.
 
 
 At IIG, there&rsquo;s no such thing as a typical solution &ndash; we&rsquo;re looking for talent that can keep up with our clients&rsquo; challenges, and set the pace for new ideation. We value intelligence and fast learners, flexibility and excitement about tackling every new opportunity. Our work is highly collaborative, so friendly relationship builders are vital to our teams.
 
 
 
 The Role
 
 
 
 Due to continued and sustained growth, we are looking for a Devops Engineer to join an Agile engineering team to work on a large complex programme of work for one of our National Security Customers, building a new bespoke software solution. You will be involved in:
 
 
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 Designing, implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure &amp; private clouds.
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 Deploying, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters. Familiarity with related technologies such as Docker and Helm.
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 Developing and implementing automated tools and processes for building, deployment, monitoring, testing and maintenance of infrastructure and applications
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 Developing and maintaining policies and procedures for security, compliance, and disaster recovery
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 Optimise infrastructure for high availability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency
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 Continuously monitor and improve infrastructure and application performance
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 Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues
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 Manage and mentor junior DevOps engineers
 
 
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 The role will office based 4 or 5 days per week from Cheltenham, Bristol or Manchester
 
 
 
 The Fit
 
 
 
 We are looking to recruit a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will have previous experience in a devops focussed role, able to play an active role in the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. You will be excited about working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills. We are interested in speaking with candidates with experience in some of the following:
 
 
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 Developing and deploying secure products using appropriate technology and patterns
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 Familiarity with key cloud concepts and technologies
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 Designing and operating highly available shared solutions
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 Working in agile environments using methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
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 Working with high-level stakeholders -both internally and externally.
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 Exposure to the some of the following technologies: Gitlab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Packer, Vault, Serverless, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Artifactory &amp; Nexus
 
 
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 Due to nature of the sector this role would prefer applicants to hold high level security clearance. To qualify for this, you must be a British passport holder and have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years.
 
 
 
 
 Culture &amp; Benefits
 
 
 
 We take great pride in taking care of our talent, providing a highly dynamic, inclusive and team-led environment where everyone can thrive. We value every member of our business, and strive to be a place you&rsquo;re excited to work.
 
 
 IIG has the culture and feel of a small business, paired with the benefits of our position in a much larger organisation. We offer a great L&amp;D package including up to 5 days external training, a career coach and guilds to share innovation and learning. We also offer self-directed career progression, that fosters opportunities for success for us and our business.
 
 
 
 Equal Opportunities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CACI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favourably due to ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.
 
 
 As a Disability Confident employer, we will;
 
 
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 Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team on 020 7602 6000 to discuss individual requirements further).
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 Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.
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 Our people are unique and we encourage, and support them, to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.
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Devops Engineer - National Security

bcn group

<div>Job title: Azure DevOps Engineer
Location: Hybrid or Remote working available
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Competitive + benefits 
About BCN:
At BCN we unite people and technology to enable organisations to fly. 
We believe people and organisations can achieve anything using technology to it&rsquo;s full potential. Our role is to help them understand what is possible, implement in the right way and utilise their technology to achieve their ambitions. Which is why we put people front and centre &ndash; building client relationships for life and fostering a culture where our people thrive. 
We are a leading managed IT services provider and technology consultant, specialising in delivering transformative technology solutions with industry-leading client experience across business, public sector and not for profit organisations. From cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management to power app development, we are dedicated to pioneering technology with Microsoft innovation. 
Guided by our 3 values of building relationships, customer success and passion and dedication, we are on a mission to make BCN the most trusted tech partner in the UK today. The kind of company clients want to work with, and people want to work for. 
We are delighted you are on this journey with us! 
Focus of the role:
As an Azure DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for working directly with our customers in various sectors to deliver public cloud transformation projects in Azure using infrastructure as code to support the deployment and configuration of various resource types in the Azure technology stack. 
Responsibilities:<ul><li>
Deploying and configuring Azure resources using infrastructure as code (IaC).</li><li>
Building and configuring continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to deploy resources to customer environments.</li><li>
Take technical ownership of project delivery for various customer projects.</li><li>
Align deployment tasks and architecture with best practice alignments in both the Azure Cloud Adoption and Well Architected frameworks.</li><li>
Optimise and speed up future deployments by creating templates aligned with Enterprise Scale Landing Zones and secured, well-governed configurations and resource deployments.</li><li>
Align deployments with best practice security standards and guidelines such as National Institute of Standards (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, ISO27001, Centre for Internet Security (CIS) and zero-trust principles.</li></ul> 
Person, Skills &amp; Experience:<ul><li>
Microsoft Azure experience would be preferred but other public cloud platform experience such as AWS, GCP or Oracle would be accepted.</li><li>
Excellent skills in infrastructure as code (IaC) provisioning using continuous configuration automation tools such as Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible or equivalent.</li><li>
Ideally experience of Bicep.</li><li>
Excellent skills working with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.</li><li>
Good awareness of Microsoft&rsquo;s Cloud Adoption and Well Architected Frameworks</li><li>
Experience of working in a DevOps focused role or experience of other project delivery using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</li><li>
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent</li><li>
Ideally Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert</li><li>
Good knowledge of networking principles ideally in public cloud</li><li>
Good knowledge of firewalls, whether PaaS or 3rd party network virtual appliances</li><li>
Experience of supporting Windows Server environments (Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022)</li></ul> 
Why BCN?<ul><li>
The opportunity to shape your own future with industry leading training and development, with access to our BCN Academy.</li><li>
Competitive salary with the ability to progress.</li><li>
23-days holiday allowance, increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays, an extra day off on your birthday and the option to buy more!</li><li>
Company pension scheme.</li><li>
2 paid leave days per year to volunteer and support your local community &ndash; if it matters to you it matters to us.</li><li>
Health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting bereavement, financial, health and wellbeing, and much more</li><li>
Life assurance</li><li>
Cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, home and tech scheme, and retail discounts.</li><li>
Balancing work, life, and fitness can be challenging, so we offer a free on-site gym at our Manchester and Leeds locations to make it easier to stay active.</li><li>
Long service recognition to celebrate all the milestones</li><li>
Beer (or soft drinks), Pizza at the end of month, dress down every day, social events such as Summer BBQ, Christmas party and lots more!</li></ul></div>

Azure DevOps Engineer

CMAP

<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Description</h3><div> 
CMap is a fast-growing software company helping project-based businesses win, deliver, and manage work&hellip; profitably.</div><div>
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At our core, we&rsquo;re a software company. That that means engineering excellence matters to us. We&rsquo;re focused on building clean, scalable, high-performing systems that solve real problems for our users.</div><div>
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Our engineering team is trusted to make smart technical decisions, contribute to product thinking, and continuously raise the bar. We invest in quality, not just speed, and we create space for learning, innovation, and doing things the right way.</div><div>
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We&rsquo;re proud of our product and even prouder of our people. Collaboration, openness, and input from across the business drive both our culture and our success. We keep things friendly and informal, but we&rsquo;re serious about building something great together.</div><div></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"> 
What we're looking for:</h3><div> 
This is a brand new role &mdash; created because we're scaling and we need someone to help us build and run the infrastructure that keeps CMap moving. You won't be inheriting a mess or maintaining someone else's legacy. You'll be shaping things from the ground up. 
</div><div>Reporting to the IT &amp; Infrastructure Director, you'll work closely with our engineering team to keep our Azure environment fast, reliable and secure. If you're a mid-level DevOps engineer who wants real ownership and room to grow, we'd love to hear from you. 
</div><div>You will:</div><ul>
<li>Designing, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.</li>
<li>Automating build, test and deployment processes to drive speed and reliability.</li>
<li>Integrating code quality and security tooling &mdash; SonarCloud, Snyk, WhiteSource.</li>
<li>Managing Azure infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.</li>
<li>Keeping dev, test and production environments consistent and well-provisioned.</li>
<li>Building observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights and Log Analytics.</li>
<li>Setting up alerting and owning clear runbooks and escalation processes.</li>
<li>Joining the on-call rota as part of delivering a great customer experience.</li></ul> 
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What you'll need to succeed:</h3> 
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3+ years in a DevOps or platform engineering role.</li>
<li>Solid Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience - Please dont be too put off if you come from an AWS Background.</li>
<li>Scripting in PowerShell, Bash and/or Python.</li>
<li>Infrastructure as Code &mdash; Terraform, Bicep or ARM.</li>
<li>Docker containerisation experience.</li>
<li>Git / Azure DevOps version control.</li></ul> 
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What we offer:</h3> 
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Private medical &amp; dental insurance: Supporting your health and wellbeing with access to private care.</li>
<li>Life assurance: Providing extra financial security for you and your loved ones.</li>
<li>Help@Hand: 24/7 support for your health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Enhanced parental leave: Offering time and support when it matters most.</li>
<li>Reward Gateway: Access to discounts on a wide range of everyday purchases.</li>
<li>Team outings and events: Regular chances to connect and unwind.</li>
<li>Manchester city-centre office: A modern WeWork space with great facilities and free barista coffee.</li>
</ul><div>Research has shown that people don&rsquo;t always apply for roles if they don&rsquo;t have all the required skills. If you believe you are the right fit and can be successful in this role, we are keen to meet you and encourage you to apply.</div><div>
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.</div><div>
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Interested? Apply here.</div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"> 
About CMap</h3><div>
At CMap, we deliver powerful, industry-focused software that helps professional services firms and project-based businesses thrive. 
 
We&rsquo;re a growing team on a clear mission: to help our clients win more work, deliver it more profitably, and make smarter, data-driven decisions that fuel long-term success.</div></div>

DevOps Engineer

Raytheon

<div>Date Posted:
2026-06-26
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
Manchester, Lancashire
Position Role Type:
Onsite
Principal Platform Engineer
Manchester
Permanent, full time
Hybrid (min 3 days a week on site)
Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to be willing and eligible to hold SC and eDV clearance.
About us
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. 
Cyber
Our National Security Cyber business delivers mission-critical solutions that safeguard our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in a mature, agile environment, our SCRUM teams work synchronously with our customers to solve some of the toughest digital challenges faced in the world today.
Role &amp; Responsibilities
Work as a Principal Platform Engineer, deploying applications and software to cloud or on-prem environments for our many business areas.
Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to be willing to attain an eDV clearance.<ul><li>
Building and setting up development tools and infrastructure</li><li>
Understand the needs of project stakeholders</li><li>
Automate and improve development and release processes</li><li>
Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cyber security threats</li><li>
Identify technical problems and develop software updates and solutions</li><li>
Work with other engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended</li></ul>
Required experience<ul><li>
Experience of working in an Agile/SCRUM/DevOps delivery model</li><li>
Cloud technologies (AWS or Azure)</li><li>
Infrastructure as code e.g. Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible etc.</li><li>
Experience in building and deploying large-scale applications in</li><li>
Continuous Integration/Delivery pipelines;</li><li>
Container platform and orchestration systems ECS, AKS, Kubernetes/helm/Docker</li><li>
Experience in automation and integration tools such as Jenkins,</li><li>
Concourse CI or cloud equivalents</li><li>
Experience in scripting languages and source control
</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li>
&pound;: Competitive salary</li><li>
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)</li><li>
6 times salary &lsquo;Life Assurance&rsquo; with pension</li><li>
25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)</li><li>
Company bonus scheme (discretionary)</li><li>
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others</li><li>
Enhanced sick pay</li><li>
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity &amp; shared parental leave</li></ul>
Work Culture<ul><li>
37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.</li><li>
Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!</li><li>
Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
</li><li>Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
</li><li>Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.</li></ul>
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Principal Platform Engineer

Sterling Computers

<div>Job Title: Security &amp; Infrastructure Engineer (On-Premise Focus)
Reports To: Head of Engineering<div>
Location: Manchester, UK</div><div></div> 
About the Role: We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Security &amp; Infrastructure Engineer to join our team and help secure our critical platforms across both on-premise VMware environments and hybrid cloud infrastructure (VMware Cloud Foundation, AWS, Azure, and GCP).
This is a technical, execution-focused role where you will implement, configure, monitor, and maintain security controls while gaining valuable experience with advanced technologies such as VMware NSX, vDefend, Palo Alto Networks, and major public cloud platforms. You will work closely with senior engineers to support security hardening, compliance, logging, and incident response in a high-security, regulated environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with solid foundational experience who wants to grow their skills across traditional on-premise security and modern hybrid cloud environments. This is a full-time fixed-term role requiring 5 days per week on-site (no remote or hybrid options). Occasional UK travel may be required.<div>
Security Clearance Required: Secret Clearance at a minimum. Willing to attain Developed Vetting.</div> 
Key Responsibilities<ul><li>
Implement and maintain security controls across on-premise VMware infrastructure, with a focus on network and workload segmentation.</li><li>
Ability to lead the configuration and optimisation of VMware NSX (Distributed Firewall policies and micro-segmentation) and VMware vDefend to support zero-trust principles and reduce lateral movement risk.</li><li>
Help manage and tune Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls (policy creation, App-ID/User-ID, threat prevention profiles, NAT, and VPN configuration).</li><li>
Support the hardening of Windows Server environments and Microsoft technologies (Active Directory, Group Policy) in line with security best practices and CIS Benchmarks.</li><li>
Contribute to security monitoring and visibility by working with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats) and Elastic Security for log collection, dashboards, alerting, and basic threat detection.</li><li>
Assist with security tasks across hybrid cloud environments, including:<ul><li>
Basic security configuration and monitoring in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).</li><li>
Supporting security controls in AWS, Azure, and GCP (e.g. IAM policies, security groups, network ACLs, logging, and basic compliance checks).</li><li>
Help maintain secure hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments.</li></ul></li><li>
Apply CIS Benchmarks, STIGs, and other hardening standards across systems and networks, and support remediation activities.</li><li>
Drive security monitoring, incident response, and basic root cause analysis.</li><li>
Embed security into operational processes and support DevSecOps practices by assisting with vulnerability scanning, configuration management, and automation where appropriate.</li><li>
Collaborate with vendors, auditors, and internal teams to ensure compliance with regulatory and organisational requirements.</li><li>
Maintain documentation and contribute to security reporting and compliance activities.</li></ul>
Required Qualifications &amp; Experience<ul><li>
3-6 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering, focused on on-premise enterprise environments.</li><li>
Proven expertise in VMware NSX (micro-segmentation, DFW policies, integration) and VMware vDefend (Distributed Firewall, advanced threat prevention).</li><li>
Strong experience designing and managing Palo Alto Networks firewalls (NGFW, Panorama, threat prevention, GlobalProtect).</li><li>
Experience with Cisco security/networking technologies (secure routing/switching).</li><li>
Extensive experience securing Windows environments (Server, Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, endpoint hardening).</li><li>
Familiarity with CIS Benchmarks and their practical application to harden systems and networks.</li><li>
Good understanding of zero-trust principles, network segmentation, firewall policy optimisation, identity and access management (IAM), and encryption.</li><li>
Experience with vulnerability management, SIEM integration, logging, and incident response in on-prem setups.</li><li>
Familiarity with TCP/IP networking fundamentals, the OSI model, routing protocols (BGP/OSPF), VPN technologies, and secure architecture design.</li><li>
Practical experience implementing DevSecOps principles, including integrating security tools and controls into CI/CD pipelines, automating security checks, and collaborating across dev, sec, and ops teams.</li><li>
Hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana) and Elastic Security (SIEM, threat hunting, endpoint integration, dashboards/alerting) in on-premise deployments for log management, security analytics, and incident response.</li><li>
Security Clearance: Must have UK government security clearance, minimum SC, with the requirement to go through DV.</li><li>
Right to work in the UK and ability to pass background checks.</li></ul>
Desirable Skills &amp; Certifications<ul><li>
Relevant certifications such as:<ul><li>
VMware Certified Professional &ndash; Network Virtualisation (VCP-NV) or Security</li><li>
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)</li><li>
Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) or CCIE Security</li><li>
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)</li><li>
Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (or equivalent)</li></ul></li><li>
Experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR), SIEM tools, IDS/IPS, or threat intelligence platforms.</li><li>
Knowledge of Linux hardening, container security, or hybrid environments (though focus remains on-prem).</li><li>
Experience in regulated sectors (e.g., government, finance, critical national infrastructure).</li></ul> 
Sterling Computers Corporation (&ldquo;Sterling&rdquo;) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, disability, medical condition, economic status or status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status, national or social or ethnic origin, past or present membership in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, sex, pregnancy, marital or civil union or domestic partnership status, family or parental status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, family medical history or genetic information, HIV status, political belief, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.</div>

Security & Infrastructure Engineer

<div>
 Position Description
 
 
 We are seeking an experienced and motivated Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join a high-performing team supporting multiple data product and platform groups. This role is focused on improving the reliability, scalability, observability, deployment, and operational support of critical data-driven platforms and services operating within complex production environments.
 
 
 The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, platform, and operational support teams to strengthen monitoring and alerting capabilities, improve logging and traceability, troubleshoot incidents, support deployments, and automate operational processes wherever possible. The environment includes Kubernetes, Helm, the ELK stack, and a broad range of modern Site Reliability Engineering and cloud platform practices.
 
 
 This is a hands-on technical role suited to someone who thrives in fast-paced operational environments, enjoys solving complex production issues, and is passionate about automation, platform reliability, and continuous improvement. The role requires strong collaboration with both client stakeholders and engineering teams to ensure operational excellence, platform resilience, and service availability across critical systems.
 
 
 Your future duties and responsibilities
 
 
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 Support, maintain, and improve highly available production platforms and services across cloud and containerised environments.
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 Manage and support Kubernetes clusters and Helm-based deployments across multiple environments.
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 Enhance monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability solutions to improve operational visibility and system reliability.
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 Investigate incidents, analyse logs, identify root causes, and drive timely resolution of production issues.
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 Participate in incident response, post-incident reviews, and continuous service improvement activities.
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 Automate operational tasks and repetitive support activities to reduce manual effort and improve platform efficiency.
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 Collaborate with engineering and data platform teams to improve scalability, resilience, deployment reliability, and operational maturity.
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 Develop and maintain operational documentation, support procedures, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
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 Contribute to reliability engineering initiatives including proactive monitoring, service health management, operational readiness, and platform optimisation.
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 Support deployment activities, release processes, and production change management activities.
 
 
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 Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
 
 
 
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 Strong commercial experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Production Support environments.
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 Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm within enterprise or production environments.
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 Proven experience supporting mission-critical production platforms and operational support environments.
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 Strong experience with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for logging, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational analysis.
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 Demonstrated capability in log analysis, incident investigation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
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 Strong understanding and practical experience with core SRE practices
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 Experience working with data platforms, analytics platforms, or data product teams would be highly advantageous.
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 Experience with scripting and automation technologies such as Bash, Python, or similar would be beneficial.
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 Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native platforms, or observability tooling would be desirable.
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 Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills.
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 Ability to work effectively within fast-paced operational support environments while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
 
 
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 Security Clearance
 
 
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 Resource must be willing and able to work onsite at the client location five days per week.
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 Candidate must already hold current HLC clearance (mandatory requirement).
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 Previous experience working within secure, government, defence, or highly regulated environments will be highly regarded.
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 Due to client security requirements, only candidates meeting the required clearance criteria will be considered.
 
 
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 Together, as owners, let&rsquo;s turn meaningful insights into action.
 
 
 
 Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you&rsquo;ll reach your full potential because&hellip;
 
 
 You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That&rsquo;s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company&rsquo;s strategy and direction.
 
 
 Your work creates value. You&rsquo;ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You&rsquo;ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
 
 
 That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
 
 
 Come join our team&mdash;one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
 
 
</div>

Site Reliability Engineer (DV Security Clearance)

The University of Manchester

<div>
 We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Senior Platform Engineer. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the management of the Cloud estate (Azure, GCP, AWS) and maturing of DevOps to enable development teams to deliver cloud services at pace, within a dynamic and inclusive environment.
 
 
 
 You will be responsible for:
 
 
 
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 Applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to maintain consistency and reproducibility in cloud infrastructure.
 </li>
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 Developing a reliable and scalable cloud-based infrastructure service to support continuous and secure delivery of software solutions that meet the evolving needs of key stakeholders.
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 Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.
 </li>
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 Contributing to the identification, evaluation and adoption of tools, technique and processes to create a robust and cost-effective cloud-based platform.
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 About You
 
 
 
 We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:
 
 
 
 Essential Criteria:
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
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 Familiarity with automating the delivery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
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 Comfort with code repository management tools like GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
 </li>
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 A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in modern development practices.
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Desirable Criteria:
 
 
 
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 Familiarity with collaboration tools like Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).
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 Experience in building automation or integrations with platforms like ServiceNOW.
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 A knack for engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration across teams.
 
 
 
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 We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.
 
 
 
 Our benefits include:
 
 
 
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 Generous employer contribution pension
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 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
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 Ride to work and EV car scheme available
 
 
 
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 For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.
 
 
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 Name: Nisar Khan
 
 
 Email: nisar.khan@manchester.ac.uk
 
 
 
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Senior Platform Engineer

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