DevOps Engineer (UK) Role Details Role / Job Title: DevOps Engineer (UK)
Work Location: Sheffield
Mode of Working: Hybrid
Office Attendance (Hybrid): 3 days
The Role Own and evolve our Jenkins Shared Library powering multi-language builds (Java/Maven, Node/NPM, Python, Helm, Terraform, containers). Deliver fast, secure, provenance-rich pipelines (SLSA, SBOM, digests) and strengthen supply chain integrity across teams. Your Responsibilities (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Design and maintain Groovy pipeline steps (build, test, package, scan, deploy).
Extend Python tooling for SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, hash/digest accuracy, and security scan aggregation (SonarQube, Sonatype IQ).
SAST / Container.
Optimize performance (parallel builds, caching, scope-reduced BOMs, dependency prefetch).
Ensure artifact integrity (correct SHA1/SHA256 mapping, reproducible inputs, evidence modeling).
Refactor legacy scripts (remove global state, consolidate hashing, standardize templates).
Document ci-config.yaml standards and usage patterns.
Mentor engineers on secure pipeline development and supply-chain practices.
Troubleshoot and prevent pipeline incidents.
Your Profile Essential Skills / Knowledge / Experience (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) 7+ years engineering experience; 3+ years in CI/CD platform or DevSecOps.
Strong Jenkins and Groovy shared library expertise.
Advanced Python automation (JSON/YAML processing, tooling scripts).
Deep Maven, NPM, and Python packaging knowledge; exposure to Helm, Terraform, and container image metadata.
Supply-chain security (SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, digests).
Experience with SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, container, and SAST scanning.
Proven performance tuning (caching, parallelization, dependency pruning).
Compliance awareness.
Desirable Skills / Knowledge / Experience (As applicable) Artifact signing / attestations (cosign, OCI).
Terraform module and Helm chart publishing patterns.
GitOps or release automation experience.
GCP / AWS cloud experience.
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