Software Engineering Specialist

Role: Software engineering specialist

Location: London (Alternatives that will also be accepted Cheltenham, Ipswich, or Manchester)

Contract: 6 Months

Day rate: £605 Inside IR35

Clearance: DV Clearance required due to nature of the project

About the Role

You'll work in a software-defined, CI/CD-driven environment, where infrastructure, security, and deployment are all managed as code. Our teams move fast, take ownership end-to-end, and continuously improve how we build and run platforms.

What You'll Do

• Build and evolve automated platform capabilities for development, testing, and deployment
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable delivery
• Embed Infrastructure-as-Code and eliminate manual processes
• Integrate security into engineering workflows (secure by design)
• Support teams with tools, standards, and best practices
• Improve automation, performance, and developer experience
• Collaborate across engineering, security, and operations
• Monitor and enhance platform reliability and performance

What We're Looking For

• Experience in CI/CD-driven, cloud-based environments
• Strong focus on automation and continuous improvement
• Good collaboration and problem-solving skills

Technical Experience (some of):

• Programming/scripting (Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
• CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins)
• IaC (Terraform, Ansible)
• Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Git/source control & DevOps practices

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