DevOps Engineer

Leidos; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in the United Kingdom is seeking talented DevOps Engineers to join their team in 2026. The role involves designing and maintaining databases, working with AWS Services, and contributing to agile processes. Candidates should possess experience in software engineering, excellent communication skills, and be UK citizens. This position offers competitive benefits, a collaborative environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible Working Scheme

Qualifications

• Must have considerable experience in AWS services and development.
• Experience in translating user stories into engineering actions.
• Must be a UK Citizen and based in the UK for the entirety of the role.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain databases in a client/server environment.
• Plan and execute migrations from physical to Cloud platforms.
• Perform software requirements analysis and participate in agile teams.

Skills

Software engineering experience

AWS Services

Database design

Python

Unix bash scripting

Automation tools

Tools

Jira

Confluence

TestRail

SonarQube

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Description

We Need You…

Join Our Talent Community:

Leidos UK & EUROPE are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our company and would love to hear from you. If you cannot see a vacancy on our careers page that matches your current requirements, please register your interest in Leidos UK & EUROPE, by submitting an application via ‘Join Our Talent Community’ on the UK careers page and we will be in touch as soon as a role matching your skill set becomes available.

The Role:

Due to growth within UK programmes, we will need talented DevOps Engineers throughout the course of 2026…

Duties include participating in daily scrums, performing software requirements analysis, risk identification, risk mitigation, and collaboration across Agile teams. Flexible cross‑training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is also desired.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs, creates, and maintains databases in a client/server environment.
• Plan and execute migration of database and associated data from physical/IaaS to virtual AWS instances.
• Configures database for optimal performance, resilience, replication, reporting, administration and data backup/archiving regime.
• Designs, implements, and maintains complex databases with respect to SQL, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation, and statistical methods.
• Applies knowledge and experience with database technologies, development methodologies, and front‑end (e.g., COGNOS)/back‑end programming languages (e.g., SQL). Performs database programming and supports systems design.
• Contribute to runbooks for maintenance of database dictionaries, overall monitoring of standards and procedures, file design and storage, and integration of systems through database design.
• Align with existing Leidos delivery standards and identify/craft/suggest improvements thereon.

What does Leidos need from me:

• Software engineering experience
• Considerable experience with developing software code in AWS Services, Jira, Confluence, TestRail, SonarQube, Robot, Python, Bitbucket, Jenkins, TerraForm, Ansible, Unix bash scripting IaC and an appreciation for the SDLC
• Considerable experience in translating user stories into engineering deliverables and associated documentation.
• Perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leveraging GitFlow constructs.
• Considerable experience with automated build/test/deploy.
• Considerable experience with AWS, SME (Wintel / Unix / Virtualised Networking / Monitoring / Security).
• Experience of SAFe.
• Collaborator, self‑starter.
• Ability to work in fast‑paced environment and deliver results at key milestones and targets.
• Align with existing Leidos delivery standards and identify/craft/suggest improvements thereon.
• Excellent English, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be a UK Citizen and based in UK for the duration.
• Must have, or be able to obtain, a UK SC Clearance.

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start BPSS.
• Clearance for Role SC.
• You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role.

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today…

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work‑life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high‑stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.