DevOps Engineer – Build & Release Systems | Defence

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you want to make a difference?

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 30 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement and support sustainable transformation. Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Take charge of the CI/CD and release process on a high-integrity software programme supporting advanced underwater technology. You'll be embedding DevOps principles into an engineering team delivering software to tight safety, traceability, and integration standards. From pipeline design to automation and deployment, this is a highly hands-on role where you’ll ensure the software reaches formal release with quality and repeatability.

Location: Manchester (On Site)

Clearance: Must hold or be eligible for UK SC Clearance

Experience Level: 5+ years of relevant experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain software build pipelines using Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, and Artifactory
• Deploy and administer development tools including JIRA, Bitbucket, and other DevOps utilities
• Drive improvements to the CI/CD process, enabling high-frequency delivery and robust integration
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to maintain configuration traceability
• Attend team and project reporting meetings, feeding into dashboards and risk registers
  
  

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in C++ (mandatory) and familiarity with Java
• CI/CD pipeline build and optimisation experience
• Hands-on with Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Artifactory
• Experience with Ansible, Shell/Bash/Python scripting
• Understanding of Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe)
• Awareness of containerisation using tools like Docker or Kubernetes

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• OR a relevant technical military background with equivalent hands-on engineering experience
• Must be eligible for UK SC Security Clearance (Minimum 5 Years in the UK)

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with automated testing and software assurance tools
• Exposure to Linux-based infrastructure and IAC with Ansible
• Familiarity with static analysis and quality control tools
  
  

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)