DevOps Engineer – Hybrid AKS, GitLab CI/CD, Azure

BAE Systems; Hurn; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and implement GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines, deploying containerised services to AKS while maintaining secure Docker workflows. You will define AKS configurations, write Terraform modules, and manage secrets with Azure Key Vault and Azure AD.

The role supports hybrid working arrangements across multiple UK locations, collaborating with MLOps and Data Engineering teams to deliver reproducible infrastructure and robust monitoring using Azure

Qualifications

• Experience writing and debugging CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building container images with Docker.
• Experience managing infrastructure lifecycle in Azure using IaC.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Understanding secure coding and deployment principles.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure deployment issues.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines for deploying containerised services to AKS.
• Building and maintaining Dockerfiles and container image workflows.
• Defining and managing AKS cluster configurations for secure and scalable workloads.
• Writing Terraform modules for provisioning cloud infrastructure in line with Azure Landing Zone standards.
• Managing secrets, configuration, and access using Azure Key Vault and Azure AD.
• Ensuring connectivity between on-prem services and Azure cloud infrastructure using Greenlink and hybrid networking.
• Collaborating with MLOps and Data Engineers to ensure reproducible, auditable infrastructure across environments.
• Monitoring system health, logging, and metrics using platform observability tools (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana).

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Infrastructure as Code

Security concepts

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Azure

AKS

Azure Monitor

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

BAE Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and implement GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines, deploying containerised services to AKS while maintaining secure Docker workflows. You will define AKS configurations, write Terraform modules, and manage secrets with Azure Key Vault and Azure AD.

The role supports hybrid working arrangements across multiple UK locations, collaborating with MLOps and Data Engineering teams to deliver reproducible infrastructure and robust monitoring using Azure