DevOps Engineer

Gemba Advantage Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in the UK is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to work in a hybrid role in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for building automated infrastructures, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and mitigating security risks. Applicants must have an active DV clearance and a strong background in relevant tools such as AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. The company values diversity and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible pensions and a commitment to inclusive hiring.

Benefits

Flexible pensions

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Active or recently active DV clearance is essential.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and operational tooling.
• Ability to identify and mitigate security risks.

Responsibilities

• Build automated infrastructure for the development team.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for software delivery.
• Set up operational tooling and observability infrastructure.
• Identify and mitigate security risks.
• Automate development and release processes.

Skills

Automation

CI/CD Pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

Kubernetes

Linux

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Tools

Terraform

Docker

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Application Deadline: 28 February 2026

Department: Software Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London (Hybrid)

Compensation: £40,000 - £95,000 / year

Description

Please note: For this role it is essential that you have an active or recently active DV clearance. This role will be 3 to 4 days a week in office in London

Gemba Advantage is a collection of extraordinary individuals who are committed to delivering the best value to our customers. We design and build user centric, cloud native products and services that are secure, scalable and sustainable. Operating predominantly within the public sector, we focus our efforts on improving the working lives of organisations doing social good across the UK.

Who are we hiring?

We are currently looking for experienced DevOps Engineers. You will work as a member of an engineering team to facilitate the deployment and management of software services, and with operations staff to optimise the availability of the systems underpinning those services.

As a DevOps Engineer at Gemba your primary responsibilities will be, but not limited to, the following:

• Build automated infrastructure and processes to facilitate the work of the development team
• Build continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for software delivery
• Set up operational tooling and observability infrastructure
• Identify security risks and deploy measures to mitigate them
• Identify problems and take steps to resolve and remove them
• Automate and improve development and release processes

Tools and technologies you will work with:

At Gemba our stacks can vary project to project, and so we are open to candidates for a variety of backgrounds. Here are some of the tools and technologies we work with across our projects:

• Cloud: AWS and OpenShift.
• IAC: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and AWS CloudFormation.
• Containerisation: Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.
• Operating Systems: Linux and Windows
• CI/CD: GitLab and Jenkins
• Scripting: Python and Bash

Why join Gemba?

Gemba is built upon four core values that we believe make Gemba a great place to work!

• Our people are our most important asset and we prioritise their needs accordingly
• We succeed and fail as a team not as individuals.
• We do the right thing and we do the thing right.
• We maintain an overwhelming focus on the customers’ needs.

Away from our values, Gemba offers an excellent and comprehensive package to our Gembans, including great salaries, meaningful perks, a culture of truly rewarding and celebrating success, amongst many other core benefits like flexible pensions and PMI.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the workplace are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position.

At Gemba we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.