Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

4-day week option

Fridays off

Education assistance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking Lead DevSecOps Engineers focused on Infrastructure Engineering to design, build, deploy, and secure scalable IT infrastructure. You will drive automation, IaC, and CI/CD, while delivering robust security and performance across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will operate in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, developing in Windows and Linux, with exposure to VMware, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and AWS services. Flexible schedule and strong benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Advanced DevSecOps expertise within an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy and manage a broad set of IT Infrastructure with scalable, reliable and automated practices.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripts integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide full lifecycle management from architecture to decommissioning and migration.
• Support integration and delivery of large, complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems.
• Undertake cloud deployments in Public, Private, and Hybrid environments to optimise performance and security.

Skills

DevSecOps

Windows Admin

Linux Admin

VMware

NSX

Squid

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Jenkins

Git

GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket

Kubernetes

Docker

PowerShell

Bash

Python

IPv4 Networking

Zabbix

Splunk

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Bitbucket

GitLab

VMware vSphere

NSX

Squid

Zabbix

Splunk

AWS

Job description

Are you passionate about integrating cutting-edge technologies while ensuring robust security measures? We’re seeking talented individuals to join our dynamic team as Lead DevSecOps Engineers, with a particular emphasis on Infrastructure Engineering expertise.

At Lockheed Martin, we’ll provide you with meaningful work and education opportunities that will allow you to develop your skills and enhance your career with us, but equally important, you can also enjoy a strong work-life balance. To ensure this, we offer a flexible work schedule and a comprehensive benefits package to enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life in and outside of work.

You’ll play a pivotal role in integrating, administering and securing a range of systems and applications, with a strong focus on designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure. As an Infrastructure Engineer within our DevSecOps team, you’ll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures by ensuring robust, high-performance systems that support our mission-critical solutions.

You’ll need to have an understanding of Windows and Linux systems and DevSecOps principles and experience of working within a multi-disciplined team. Knowledge and understanding of core software tools, methods, and frameworks to reliably integrate and deploy, integrate, and test features into environments to ensure optimum outcomes for our customers. Additionally, we’re looking for candidates with hands‑on experience in infrastructure engineering, including expertise in areas such as cloud architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and system performance optimization to support seamless integration and testing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy and manage a broad set of IT Infrastructure aligning to customer needs and requirements, while leveraging infrastructure engineering best practices to maintain system reliability and scalability with a focus on automation and repeatability.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripts and integrate those with CI/CD pipelines and a wider ecosystem of tools, prioritising automation to streamline deployments.
• Provide full end to end systems lifecycle management covering architecture, design, deployment and support through to decommissioning and migration.
• Support the integration and delivery of large and complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems, ensuring infrastructure components are robust and interoperable.
• Opportunities to experience the cloud by undertaking deployments in Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud environments, addressing potential constraints while optimizing infrastructure performance and security.

Security clearance

This role requires you to be able to obtain and maintain eDV security clearance. You don’t need to hold eDV clearance when you apply. If you don’t currently have it, we’ll support you through the application process.

Learning and development

You’ll have access to internal training and development, education-assistance programmes and reimbursement for relevant professional memberships. We’ll help you build familiarity with our projects and technologies while giving you opportunities to deepen your existing strengths.

Required skills, qualifications and experience :

• Advanced understanding of DevSecOps. The ability to work within an agile environment and delivering using Scrum and Sprints utilising tools such as Jira and Confluence to help planning and collaboration.
• Expert in Windows and Linux systems administration (Active Directory etc)
• Expert in Virtualisation technologies and concepts - VMware vsphere, ARIA Ops performance monitoring, software defined networking - NSX
• Advanced understanding of Web proxy servers and configuration- Squid
• Experience of Automation technologies Terraform and Ansible for complex builds, Packer
• Experience of CI/CD pipeline builds - Jenkins
• Understanding of Git/Bitbucket/GitLab integration, coding and branching strategies
• Proficient in the use and administration of Containerisation technologies - Kubernetes, Docker
• Proficient in Powershell, bash scripting
• Proficient in Python
• Proficient in the use of Networking skills - IPv4 addressing and routing
• Experience of Logging and monitoring using Zabbix and Splunk
• Experience of Cloud and AWS concepts and technologies

Desired Skills:

• Can support maturation of automated CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments
• Understanding of IaC and using this to deploy and integrate services on cloud
• Hands on experience in using and integrating with AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate, IAM, S3, Lambda
• Experience using the AWS SDK (Boto3) to automate integration tasks
• Experience or understanding integrating hybrid-cloud application deployments
• Understanding of CloudTrail to debug and diagnose integration issues

We would love to hear from you if you have any of the following Qualifications or Certifications:

• Linux Admin, (RHCSA) or (RHCE)
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407)
• Terraform Associate certification
• AWS Certification
• CCNA Certification
• ISTQB Certification
• OSCP Certification

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off.

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world’s leading global security and aerospace company. To achieve this mission, RMS draws on its core capabilities in advanced platforms and weapons, C4ISR, global sustainment, training and sensors.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin is committed to upholding principles of equal opportunity, fostering a work environment that is aligned with our core values of integrity, respect, and exceptional performance. We recognize the importance of leveraging the unique talents and experiences of all our employees to drive innovation, deliver superior solutions, and maximize value for our customers. Our focus is on identifying the most qualified candidate for each role, regardless of their background. Furthermore, Lockheed Martin is dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive for all individuals. We are prepared to accommodate reasonable adjustments for applicants as needed. If you require assistance or adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] or call 02392 415270.