DevOps Engineer (DevX_Build Pipeline Engineer)
Posted Today by eTeam Workforce Limited
£514 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Sheffield-Hybrid - 60% office -40% home, UK
Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer (DevX_Build Pipeline Engineer) involves owning and evolving a Jenkins Shared Library for multi-language builds while ensuring the integrity and security of supply chains. The position requires designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, optimizing performance, and mentoring engineers on secure practices. The role is based in Sheffield with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring three days on-site. The contract is set to last until November 30, 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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.
Key Skills:
- 7+ years engineering; 3+ in CI/CD platform or DevSecOps.
- Strong Jenkins + Groovy shared library expertise.
- Advanced Python automation (JSON/YAML processing, tooling scripts).
- Deep Maven/NPM/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.
Salary (Rate): £514 per day
City: Sheffield
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.
Role Title: DevOps Engineer (DevX_Build Pipeline Engineer)
Duration: 30/11/2026
Location: Sheffield (3 days onsite mandatory)
Rate: £514 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella)
Role Description:
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 supplychain integrity across teams.
Core Responsibilities:
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.
Essential Skills: -
7+ years engineering; 3+ in CI/CD platform or DevSecOps.
Strong Jenkins + Groovy shared library expertise.
Advanced Python automation (JSON/YAML processing, tooling scripts).
Deep Maven/NPM/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.
Nice-to-Have
Artifact signing/attestations (cosign, OCI).
Terraform module and Helm chart publishing patterns.
GitOps or release automation experience.
GCP/AWS cloud experience
Soft Skills: -
Precise communicator documentation discipline. -
Ownership mindset, able to operate with minimal supervision.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.