Lead DevOps Engineer

1120 NG UK Limited.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare Cash health plan

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Career development programmes

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

1120 NG UK Limited. is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer in Manchester to design, build and maintain CI/CD infrastructure critical for our services. This role demands strong leadership and collaboration skills, as you'll guide your team through technical challenges and ensure customer requirements are met.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps environments, particularly with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation technologies, and cloud platforms like AWS. The position offers hybrid working options, private healthcare, and performance-based bonuses.

Qualifications

• UK citizenship required.
• Highest Level UK Government security clearance.
• Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD and cloud platforms.
• Proven experience in designing, developing and deploying CI/CD solutions.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the team’s deliverables, working with the Scrum Master.
• Lead across the entire CI/CD lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery.
• Mentor junior developers to grow capability.

Skills

CI/CD

Containerisation

Deployment technologies

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Docker

AWS

Linux system administration

SQL

Job description

Position Overview

As a Lead DevOps Engineer at Northrop Grumman UK, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical CI/CD infrastructure that powers our services. You will be self‑driven, organised and passionate about building elegant, stable and scalable solutions across a wide variety of exciting projects with complex challenges. Your leadership will guide the team through both technical and delivery challenges to ensure customer needs are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the team’s deliverables, working with the Scrum Master to define a clear delivery path aligned to customer requirements.
• Lead and contribute across the entire CI/CD lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including product, front‑end development and QA, to ensure integrated delivery.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, helping to grow capability and support career development across the team.

Requirements

• UK citizenship required.
• Highest Level UK Government security clearance.
• Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker, AWS).
• Proven experience in designing, developing and deploying CI/CD solutions.
• Experience in Linux system administration or similar operating systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across live production environments, including high‑level networking, server and application issues.
• Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem‑solving skills, ideally with experience working in an agile environment.
• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Travel required approximately 10% of the time.

Benefits

• Flexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight.
• Private healthcare Cash health plan.
• Holiday buy/sell scheme.
• Career development programmes and specialist training opportunities.
• Performance‑based bonuses.

EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

Contact Information

Email: [e-mail]