DevOps Engineer – Space Systems & Embedded

MDA; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

MDA Space is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their UK team, based in Manchester/Stevenage/Harwell. You will own DevOps activities for embedded software projects, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers, testers and product teams across sites.

You will implement multi-stage pipelines, automate builds, and ensure code quality and security through SonarQube, Nexus, and related tools. A strong focus on reliability and fast delivery is key.

Qualifications

• Proven DevOps track record in aerospace or embedded software environments.
• Strong experience with Git, GitLab, Nexus, SonarQube.
• Expertise in scripting with Groovy and Shell; Docker-based automation.
• Proficient with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and artefact management.
• Experience with Linux, C/C++ toolchains, PyTest-BDD/GTest.

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Architecture: Implement, maintain, and evolve automated multi-stage pipelines.
• Build & Release Automation: Create and maintain build scripts and artifact versioning.
• Testing Infrastructure: Provision and maintain test runners and integrate results into dashboards.
• Code Quality & Security: Enforce SonarQube quality gates, security scanning, and remediation.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Observability of pipeline health and post-mortems.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Run workshops and create self-service templates for embedded engineers.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with DevOps tools and ARM ecosystem updates.

Skills

Git & Gitlab

Tools

Nexus

SonarQube

Jenkins

Docker

Linux

C/C++ Toolchains

Pytest BDD

GTest/GMock

Job description

MDA Space is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their UK team, based in Manchester/Stevenage/Harwell. You will own DevOps activities for embedded software projects, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers, testers and product teams across sites.

You will implement multi-stage pipelines, automate builds, and ensure code quality and security through SonarQube, Nexus, and related tools. A strong focus on reliability and fast delivery is key.