DevOps Engineer
Hybrid Manchester Full-time Mid-level DevOps & Release
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Gemba Advantage. Manchester · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £53,281–£65,000 across the United Kingdom.
Estimated pay
Gemba Advantage has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
£53,281 – £65,000
What the middle half of mid-level DevOps & release roles in the United Kingdom paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 6 postings that stated pay, median £61,500. Last updated Oct 23, 2026.
RoleDevOps & Release
SeniorityMid-level
LocationManchester
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedMar 2, 2026 · 7mo ago
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Research and prototype technical approaches, then deliver solutions to challenges raised by clients
- Automate infrastructure and development processes so the team can work more efficiently
- Build CI/CD pipelines that move software through delivery
- Join technical reviews, help resolve faults, and maintain existing systems
- Document working practices, share what you learn, and track new technologies
What you bring
- You hold active or recently active SC or DV clearance
- You bring basic programming or scripting ability and a practical drive to learn and solve problems
- You know cloud platforms, infrastructure-as-code tools, and cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker
- You have worked with Git, databases and APIs, with a strong focus on information security
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone keen to learn and contribute within an agile delivery team alongside developers and customers. You must be willing to work on-site in Manchester for up to four days each week.
From the employer
Please note: This role requires applicants to hold active, or recently active, SC or DV clearance.
This role also requires applicants to be willing to work on-site up to 4 days per week.
At Gemba Advantage, we design and run secure, cloud‑native platforms for critical public‑sector organisations across the UK. Our teams build and automate the infrastructure and pipelines that high‑impact systems depend on.
We’re looking for Junior and DevOps Engineers who are eager to learn, automate, and contribute to meaningful projects. You’ll join an agile delivery team working closely with developers and customers to streamline deployment, manage infrastructure, and drive efficient digital transformation. Expect hands-on support from experienced engineers passionate about modern practices.
Tech we commonly use
This role also requires applicants to be willing to work on-site up to 4 days per week.
At Gemba Advantage, we design and run secure, cloud‑native platforms for critical public‑sector organisations across the UK. Our teams build and automate the infrastructure and pipelines that high‑impact systems depend on.
We’re looking for Junior and DevOps Engineers who are eager to learn, automate, and contribute to meaningful projects. You’ll join an agile delivery team working closely with developers and customers to streamline deployment, manage infrastructure, and drive efficient digital transformation. Expect hands-on support from experienced engineers passionate about modern practices.
- Apply technical knowledge to research, prototype, and deliver novel solutions to client challenges
- Automate infrastructure and processes to facilitate the work of the development team
- Applying your knowledge to write continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for software delivery
- Take part in technical reviews, provide constructive feedback, and support fault fixing/maintenance tasks
- Document practices, share knowledge, and keep up to date with emerging technologies
- Active, or recently active, SC or DV clearance (essential)
- A proactive attitude toward learning, problem‑solving, and improving how things are built
- Basic competence with programming/scripting languages
- Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS preferred), IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), and cloud-native tech (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Experience with version control (Git), databases, APIs, and strong information security focus
Tech we commonly use
- Python - Bash - Go
- Terraform - CloudFormation - CDK
- AWS - Kubernetes - Docker
- Git - CI/CD pipelines - GitOps
- Databases (relational, NoSQL), APIs
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