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DevOps Engineer

Anson MccadeNewcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 22 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid DevOps Engineer role offers exciting opportunities to build and automate secure, cloud-native platforms for high-impact defence programs, with a competitive salary of £45,000 - £60,000 plus bonus. If you are a mid-senior engineer with experience in Azure/GCP and IaC, eager to develop your skills in a respected organization, this is a fantastic chance to contribute to critical national security initiatives. Apply today to shape the future of cloud infrastructure in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Quick Overview

Salary
£45k - £60k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

DevOps Engineer
£45,000-60,000 GBP
Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Manchester; London; Glasgow; Bristol; Newcastle; Cardiff, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

DevOps Engineer (Defence)

UK Wide - London, Manchester, Leeds, Gloucester (Hybrid)

£45,000 - £60,000 + package

Working with a leading cyber and defence organisation delivering secure, cloud-native platforms across national security and government environments. They're looking for DevOps Engineers to build, automate and scale critical infrastructure supporting high-impact programmes.

The Role

You'll be responsible for engineering and automating cloud infrastructure, enabling fast, secure and reliable delivery across complex environments.

Key responsibilities of the DevOps engineer:
  • Design, build and manage cloud infrastructure across Azure or GCP
  • Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery
  • Support containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Develop automation scripts (Python, Bash, Shell)
  • Work within cross-functional DevOps / SRE teams to improve system reliability and scalability
  • Apply DevOps best practices across monitoring, logging and deployment
The DevOps Engineer must have:
  • 2+ years experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering
  • Hands-on with: Azure or GCP, Terraform (or similar IaC tools) and CI/CD tooling
  • Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Scripting experience (Python, Bash or similar)
  • Solid understanding of Linux, networking and cloud architecture
  • Experience working in Agile environments
  • Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
DevOps Engineer Package:
  • £45,000 - £60,000 base
  • Bonus + strong benefits package
  • Hybrid working across multiple UK locations
Get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade to hear more about the DevOps Engineer opportunity.

Reference: AMC/JLE/DVEN

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Skills

Docker
GCP
Shell
Agile
Ansible
Azure
Bash
Chef
CloudFormation
Kubernetes
Puppet
Python
Terraform

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