- Company Name
- CGI
- Job Title
- DevOps Engineers
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
DevOps Engineer – Space, Defence & Intelligence
**Role Summary**
Design, build, and operate mission‑critical, secure infrastructure for government agencies. Work on a secure client site, collaborating cross‑functionally with developers, testers, and platform specialists to deliver robust, automated, and highly secure solutions in a high‑stakes environment. Requires a UK security clearance and a proactive, ownership‑driven mindset.
**Expectations**
- Hold or be eligible for UK security clearance (British national, 10‑year UK residence, no >28‑day overseas stay in last 5 years).
- Demonstrate strong engineering judgment, rapid learning, and willingness to contribute across the stack.
- Actively participate in Agile (Kanban/Scrum) ceremonies and drive continuous improvement.
- Deliver reliable, scalable, and secure platforms with a focus on automation and rapid delivery.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads.
2. Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters using Rancher, Argo CD, and related tooling.
3. Configure and maintain infrastructure as code with Puppet or equivalent.
4. Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment of Linux workloads.
5. Integrate security controls into the development lifecycle and maintain compliance.
6. Collaborate with dev, test, and platform teams to troubleshoot, validate, and enhance system stability.
7. Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and backlog grooming.
8. Monitor, log, and respond to incidents in production environments.
9. Continuously improve documentation, processes, and automation.
**Required Skills**
- Kubernetes, Rancher, Argo CD, and container orchestration.
- Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Linux system administration.
- Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform).
- Scripting: Python, Java, Bash.
- Source‑control: Git, SVN.
- CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
- Strong problem‑solving and quality‑focused mindset.
- Agile (Kanban/Scrum) participation.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Eligibility for UK security clearance (British national, resident in UK >10 years).
- Optional certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Puppet Certified Practitioner, Scrum Master, or equivalent.