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From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield-find your place in the future of defense.\nCyber Business\nOur Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.\nJob Description\nWorking within the DevOps team provide the software configuration management, build management and engineering tools management to project teams within the Cyber UK Business Unit.Role Summary\nThe role, in conjunction with the DevOps / Configuration Manager and the DevOps team, involves working with multiple project teams, each team potentially using different technologies and ranging in size from 2 to 40 engineers spread across several sites. The incumbent will provide robust configuration management and build solutions to multiple (software / firmware) projects within the Cyber UK Business Unit, delivering multiple concurrent research, development and production programmes.\nKey Responsibilities\nDevelop (from a design) and maintain the continuous integration (CI) pipelines, ensuring that they are operational, fit for purpose and delivering the required outputs for the project team. \nSuggest and implement minor improvements to the CI pipelines.\nBe the primary interface to the project for DevOps, understanding the project's requirements and development processes.\nPerform regular monitoring of the DevOps environment, using dashboards, respond to events that require further analysis and potential remediation.\nConduct appropriate independent research regarding the evolution of the DevOps environment, feeding back suggestions to the other members of the DevOps team. \nExecute tests within a protype environment for the proving of a proposed change to the DevOps environment, working with the Senior DevOps Engineer to agree the tests and processes to evaluate.\nRequired Experience, Skills and Qualifications\nA relevant engineering / computer science degree or equivalent experience\nWorking knowledge\nVersion Control Systems (client side) - git, SourceTree, gitextensions, SVN & TortoiseSVN\nScripting - Python, DOS-CMD, PowerShell, Bash\nContinuous Integration Systems - Jenkins, GitHubEnterprise & GitLab\nConfiguration Management Systems - Ansible & Packer\nTask Management Systems - Tools - Jira, GitHub, GitLab \nAwareness\nVersion Control System (server-side) - Bitbucket, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab & VisualSVN\nVirtualisation Systems - Hyper-V, VirtualBox & ProxMox\nSecurity Clearance\nCandidates must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance \nNotice\nDue to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. 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