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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** CPS Group
- **Location:** Hereford, UK
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Gitlab, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.gradsouthwest.com/jobs/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3028955448-2

## About the Role

Experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineering role.
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and infrastructure automation.
Knowledge of CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code, such as Jenkins, GitLab and Terraform.
An understanding of secure infrastructure, monitoring and high-availability environments.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Defence or Government project experience is highly desirable but not essential.
Security Clearance Requirements:
Due to the nature of the projects, candidates must be eligible for SC clearance and be a sole British national.
Candidates must also meet the relevant UK residency requirements for clearance.

## Description

Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS.
Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, using technologies such as Docker and Helm.
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
Implement infrastructure monitoring, security and compliance measures.
Optimise infrastructure for performance, scalability, availability and cost.
Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues.
Support and mentor junior members of the DevOps team where required.