Devops Engineer | Defence Tech

Company: Switch Tech Talent
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

Devops Engineer (Defence – hiring mid to senior levels | 2yrs+)

Newcastle (on-site)

Defence Tech Start-up

A growing defence-tech consultancy is seeking Devops Engineers of various levels and disciplines.

They are deliberately setting a very high bar, hiring engineers from top universities who are among the strongest technically in their field. The work is very problem-solving focused, small teams tackling complex systems, often working on completely new challenges every few months.

You’ll genuinely be working alongside some of the best engineers/teams in the country, solving problems no one else has before.

They’re hiring for, and value, people who:

  • Enjoy working on challenging systems
  • Truly understand problem-solving principles
  • Are adaptable and articulate
  • Development and scripting in Python, PowerShell, C#, Java or C++
  • Infrastructure as Code, such as Packer, Terraform or Ansible
  • Containerisation and orchestration, such as Docker or Kubernetes
  • CI/CD pipeline experience: TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or equivalent
  • Artifact management and static analysis, such as Artifactory or SonarQube
  • Monitoring and observability, such as ELK or Grafana
  • Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS or GCP

Additional Criteria

  • STEM Degree from a leading university (2:1 or above)
  • Eligibility for UK SC-level security clearance
  • Experience in defence or highly regulated environments is advantageous, but not required

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Posted: April 28th, 2026