Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer
Hybrid London Full-time Senior DevOps & Release
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at Gemba Advantage. London · full-time.
Pay not stated DevOps & Release salary
RoleDevOps & Release
SenioritySenior
LocationLondon
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedMar 2, 2026 · 7mo ago
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build automation, platforms and delivery pipelines for complex systems
- Use infrastructure-as-code and cloud tools to create secure, scalable environments
- Review technical designs, guide engineering choices and help resolve faults
- Mentor engineers and improve working practices, with security and continuous improvement in focus
What you bring
- You hold active or recently active SC or DV clearance
- You have strong experience with cloud platforms and live production environments
- You have hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and Kubernetes or Docker
- You can design and run secure CI/CD pipelines using Git and modern DevOps practices
- You have practical experience with databases, APIs, programming or scripting, and varied operating systems
Who this fits
This senior or principal role suits an experienced DevOps engineer ready to guide technical decisions and mentor others. The position is in London and requires on-site work up to four days per week. Applicants need active or recently active security clearance.
From the employer
Please note: This role requires applicants to hold active, or recently active 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 experienced DevOps Engineers who want to shape modern delivery, lead technical decisions, and work with people who care about doing things properly. You’ll help design and evolve cloud environments, improve engineering practices, and solve challenging problems alongside our customers.
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 experienced DevOps Engineers who want to shape modern delivery, lead technical decisions, and work with people who care about doing things properly. You’ll help design and evolve cloud environments, improve engineering practices, and solve challenging problems alongside our customers.
- Design and deliver robust automation, platforms, and CI/CD pipelines for complex systems
- Use Infrastructure as Code and cloud‑native tooling to create secure, scalable environments
- Lead technical reviews, guide engineering decisions, and support fault fixing and maintenance
- Mentor engineers, improve ways of working, and champion continuous improvement and security
- Active, or recently active, SC or DV clearance (essential)
- Strong experience with cloud platforms (Like AWS) and production environments
- Deep hands‑on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and Kubernetes/Docker
- Confidence designing and operating secure CI/CD pipelines, using Git and modern DevOps practices
- Practical experience with databases, APIs, programming/scripting languages, and a range of operating systems
Tech we commonly use
- Terraform - CloudFormation - CDK
- AWS - Kubernetes - Docker
- Git - CI/CD - GitOps
- Elasticsearch - MongoDB - relational DBs
- Python - Go - Bash
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