DevOps Engineer (Fully Remote) Inside IR35 | 6-12 Month Contract

Job Description

🚀 DevOps Engineer (Python/Jenkins) – Global Banking Supply-Chain Security


Join a premier global digital transformation consultancy that combines "Big Bank Funding with FinTech Thinking." We are seeking a high-calibre DevOps Engineer to join a long-term, high-impact project embedded within one of the world’s leading Tier-1 International Investment Banks.


This role is centered on "DevX" (Developer Experience), specifically evolving the Jenkins Shared Library that powers multi-language builds across one of the largest technology estates in the industry


💰 Rate & Engagement:


  • Pay Rate: £440 per day (Inside IR35)
  • Location: UK - Non-London (Hybrid)
  • Start Date: Immediate


🛠 The Role


You will own and evolve the Jenkins Shared Library, focusing on delivering fast, secure, and provenance-rich pipelines that strengthen software supply-chain integrity.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Pipeline Engineering: Design and maintain Groovy pipeline steps for build, test, package, and deployment phases.
  • Python Tooling: Extend Python scripts for SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, and security scan aggregation (SonarQube, SAST, etc.)
  • Optimization: Enhance performance through parallel builds, caching, and dependency prefetching
  • Integrity & Security: Ensure artifact integrity via SHA-mapping and reproducible inputs while refactoring legacy scripts to modern standards.
  • Mentorship: Act as a subject matter expert for engineers on secure pipeline development and supply-chain practices


🎯 Major Requirements:


We are looking for an engineer with an ownership mindset who can operate with minimal supervision11.


  • Experience: 7+ years in engineering, with at least 3 years focused on CI/CD platforms or DevSecOps.
  • Jenkins & Groovy: Expert-level knowledge of Jenkins Shared Libraries and Groovy.
  • Python Mastery: Advanced Python automation skills, specifically for JSON/YAML processing and tooling scripts.
  • Security & Compliance: Deep understanding of supply-chain security, including SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, and digests.
  • Tooling: Proficiency with SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, and container/SAST scanning.
  • Packaging: Knowledge of Maven, NPM, Python packaging, and exposure to Helm/Terraform.


🌟 Why Apply?


This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of high-scale banking and cutting-edge security engineering. You will be responsible for a pipeline that supports Java, Node, Python, and cloud-native deployments, ensuring compliance and performance at a global scale

Salary: GBP 36000 - 60000 per year Experience: 5 years required
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