Lead DevOps Engineer – Secure Platform Automation

Leonardo; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Learning resources

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead automation, CI/CD, IaC and platform engineering across secure government and defence programs. Based at Bristol, with work across Yeovil and other secure sites; significant on-site presence required.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps adoption, engage with customers, and ensure secure delivery in highly controlled environments. Flexible/remote working may be possible for appropriate tasks.

Qualifications

• Extensive DevOps and platform engineering experience in secure environments.
• Proven ability to lead automation and CI/CD initiatives.
• Experience embedding security controls throughout delivery lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for automation, DevOps and platform engineering practices.
• Lead design and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
• Mentor DevOps and platform engineers across projects and programmes.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to present and defend technical solutions.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Platform engineering

Mentoring

Security in delivery

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Cloud platforms

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead automation, CI/CD, IaC and platform engineering across secure government and defence programs. Based at Bristol, with work across Yeovil and other secure sites; significant on-site presence required.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps adoption, engage with customers, and ensure secure delivery in highly controlled environments. Flexible/remote working may be possible for appropriate tasks.