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Gazelle Global

DevOps Engineer

Hybrid

Sheffield, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

20-01-2026

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Skills

Python Java CI/CD Jenkins Test AWS AWS Cloud GCP Maven Terraform

Job Specifications

Own and evolve our Jenkins Shared Library powering multi-language builds (Java/Maven, Node/NPM, Python, Helm, Terraform, containers). Deliver fast, secure, provenance-rich pipelines (SLSA, SBOM, digests) and strengthen supplychain integrity across teams.

Your responsibilities:

Design and maintain Groovy pipeline steps (build, test, package, scan, deploy).
Extend Python tooling for SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, hash/digest accuracy, and security scan aggregation (SonarQube, Sonatype IQ,
SAST/Container).
Optimize performance (parallel builds, caching, scope-reduced BOMs, dependency prefetch).
Ensure artifact integrity (correct SHA1/SHA256 mapping, reproducible inputs, evidence modeling).
Refactor legacy scripts (remove global state, consolidate hashing, standardize templates).
Document ci-config.yaml standards and usage patterns.
Mentor engineers on secure pipeline development and supply-chain practices.
Troubleshoot and prevent pipeline incidents.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

7+ years engineering; 3+ in CI/CD platform or DevSecOps.
Strong Jenkins + Groovy shared library expertise.
Advanced Python automation (JSON/YAML processing, tooling scripts).
Deep Maven/NPM/Python packaging knowledge; exposure to Helm/Terraform and container image metadata.
Supply-chain security (SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, digests).
Experience with SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, container and SAST scanning.
Proven performance tuning (caching, parallelization, dependency pruning).
Compliance Awareness.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

Artifact signing / attestations (cosign, OCI).
Terraform module and Helm chart publishing patterns.
GitOps or release automation experience.
GCP/AWS cloud experience

About the Company

Gazelle Global is an international recruitment consultancy established in 2011 through a unique partnership of IT implementation know-how and head hunting expertise with a vision to create a recruitment agency that delivers a best in class service whilst being a thoughtful and conscientious employer. Our London HQ in collaboration with our offices in The Netherlands, Germany and Poland, serve clients and candidates across the UK and Europe. We pride ourselves on speed, transparency and user experience. Agility, at scale. ... Know more