DevOps Engineer

Market National Security & Defense

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Are you ready to drive innovation and deliver impactful digital solutions? At Jacobs, we’re seeking talented DevOps Engineers to join our growing UK Digital & Data team in Bristol. This is your chance to work at the forefront of cloud, automation, and continuous delivery practices, enabling high-performing teams to build, deploy, and operate scalable digital services across water, transportation, defence, and government sectors.

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design resilient infrastructure, optimise CI/CD pipelines, and promote modern DevOps culture. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, gain exposure to complex enterprise environments, and grow your expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, and automation within a collaborative and people-focused organisation.

What you’ll do :

Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across development, test, and production environments.

Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and automated software delivery.

Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to improve workflows and deployment practices.

Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Support containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Here's what you'll need

Strong knowledge and experience in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Expertise in CI/CD tools and automation frameworks like Jenkins, Terraform, or Ansible.

Experience with microservices, containers, and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).

Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as ELK Stack or CloudWatch.

Proven ability to troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues in complex environments.

Join us at Jacobs, where we’re not just solving today’s challenges but shaping the future of digital delivery for a connected world.

Other key information  
This role is subject to UK Security Vetting at DV (developed vetting) level . Applicants must be eligible, and willing, to undergo the appropriate security clearance process, if not already cleared. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo the relevant vetting process to achieve DV clearance. You can find out more about vetting .
Any offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of the relevant clearance process. 
 
This is a full time, permanent, hybrid (2-3 days/week) role based in Bristol, with occasional business travel across the UK.
Full‑time employment at Jacobs is based on a 40‑hour working week. We place a strong emphasis on work‑life balance and flexibility, and flexi-time is available. 
 
We offer an excellent and wide range of employee benefits including comprehensive Health Cover, Life Assurance, Income Protection, holiday buy/sell scheme, and a variety of wellbeing, family, parental and fertility support offerings, along with an enhanced contribution pension scheme. 
 
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Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at .
We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our .
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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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