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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** CFMS Services
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Proxmox, JavaScript (Programming Language), Microsoft Azure, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Engineering, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, OpenStack, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, VMware Infrastructure, Virtualization Technology, Pulumi, Saltstack, Gitlab, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Puppet, Rundeck, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins, Programming Languages
- **Published:** May 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=61d5c7bccf3d7239

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Terraform?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * * A degree or equivalent work experience in IT domain

 * * Automation knowledge and demonstrable experience
 * * Credible technical experience and knowledge of:
 * * Terraform, or equivalent (e.g. OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi, etc)
 * * Ansible, or equivalent (e.g. SaltStack, Puppet, and Chef, etc)
 * * Enterprise Linux distributions such as Ubuntu or RedHat
 * * Experience of CI/CD pipelines

 * Desirable but not essential:
 * * experience and knowledge of RedHat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) or equivalent (e.g. AWX/Tower, Jenkins, Spacelift, Rundeck, etc)
 * * Experience and knowledge of RedHat Openshift or equivalent (e.g. K8S, EKS, AKS, GKE, etc)

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies:

Essential:

 * * Deploy virtual infrastructure using Terraform (or equivalent)
 * * Deploy and configure enterprise level applications using Ansible (or equivalent)
 * * Configure enterprise Linux distributions to provide the correct operational environment for deployed applications
 * * Develop CI/CD pipelines to effect complex automated processes
 * * Knowledge of source control and corresponding tools
 * * Git
 * * Gitlab (or equivalent)

Desirable or Willing to Learn any of the following:

 * * Automation/orchestration of private/public cloud (Packer/Terraform)
 * * Azure platform cloud engineering
 * * Knowledge of Linux security strategies
 * * Comfortable with Linux patching regimes
 * * Appropriately deploying and maintaining Linux systems in a secure manner.
 * * DevOps methodologies
 * * Virtualisation technologies (Proxmox/Openstack)
 * * Containerisation technologies (e.g Docker/Podman)
 * * Knowledge of programming languages (eg Python, javascript), For this role, it is a requirement to have or be eligible for SC (Security Check) Clearance (by being a UK resident for at least 5 years)., * A UK resident for at least 5 years

Education:

 * Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

 * Terraform: 1 year (preferred)
 * Ansible: 1 year (preferred)

## Description

CFMS is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the team as a DevOps Engineer who wants to be part of our inclusive and supportive Engineering Computing Services (ECS) team, and who can leverage their experience and expertise of Terraform and Ansible to deliver exciting enterprise automation projects to global customers in secure private/public hybrid cloud environments., As DevOps Engineer you will take a key role leveraging automation to support the day-to-day running of the CFMS ECS activities, including:

 * * Deliver enterprise automation projects for global customers in secure cloud-based environments, including direct interaction with customers
 * * Develop and maintain automated infrastructure deployment pipelines using Terraform and Ansible
 * * Develop and maintain automated deployment systems with RedHat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/AWX)in RedHat Openshift environments
 * * Support the development of junior staff by sharing knowledge and expertise
 * * Operate under the guidance of all policies and procedures and promote an environment of continuous improvement., The DevOps Engineer will be a valued member of the ECS team, reporting to the Head of ECS, but will also interact directly with customers on a regular basis.


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