Job
Linux Specialist
Job type:Contract
Town/City:Basingstoke
County:Hampshire
Salary/Rate:£650 - £700 per day
Business Sector:IT
Job ref:LFI 154913
Post Date:September 08, 2026
DevOps Engineer - Linux
12 months +
On site in Hampshire
£600 - £700 a day outside ir35
DV cleared role - current active clearance is essential
Sole British national only - due to the nature of the project
We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile defence programme, supporting the delivery and operation of secure, mission-critical infrastructure.
This is a hands-on role for an engineer with strong Linux administration skills and a solid DevOps background, working within highly secure environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, automate and maintain secure Linux-based environments.
- Develop and support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
- Administer and troubleshoot Linux servers and associated services.
- Deploy and manage containerised applications.
- Work closely with infrastructure, software and security teams to deliver resilient platforms.
- Monitor, maintain and optimise system performance and availability.
Essential Skills
- Active DV Clearance.
- Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).
- DevOps tooling including Jenkins, Git, GitLab or Azure DevOps.
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Ansible.
- Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Bash and/or Python scripting.
- Experience with version control (Git).
- Knowledge of networking, system hardening and security best practices.
If this role is of interest, apply now or email your CV to me at laura.fitzgerald@cbsbutler.com

