Platform Engineering and Senior DevOps Engineer

Sopra Steria; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in Defence technology is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer based in Salisbury or Portsmouth. The successful candidate will design and develop capabilities using various tools, provide technical support, and drive automation efforts. Applicants should possess experience in Linux environments and tools such as Terraform and Ansible, along with programming skills in Python or Java. The role is on-site and requires active SC clearance. A referral bonus of £1500 is available.

Benefits

£1500 Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in Linux engineering and automation environment required.
• Competence in development with Python and/or Java.
• Experience in designing and supporting Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop capabilities using open-source and commercial tools.
• Provide thought leadership and technical support to teams.
• Drive technical requirements and designs for automation.

Skills

Linux engineering

DevOps knowledge

Terraform

Git

Packer

Ansible

Vault

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Tools

Enterprise Linux OS (RedHat, CentOS, Rocky, Oracle)

Job description

Do you want to work in Defence and on the latest technologies?

Are you keen to join a leader in their field and make a difference? Come and work on some very secure accounts.

We’re growing our team of Platform Engineering Senior DevOps Engineers to support a very large piece of work. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of our automation capabilities and should have strong problem‑solving skills with excellent time management and organisational abilities.

As this role supports one of our secure accounts, you should ideally already hold active SC clearance or above and be eligible to pursue DV clearance.

This is an on‑site role based in Salisbury or Portsmouth.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and developing capabilities using open‑source and commercial tooling for use internally and to deliver enhanced capabilities to our customers.
• Designing and developing integration enablers between multiple systems.
• Providing thought leadership and 3rd line technical support, mentoring and fault resolution to 1st/2nd line support teams.
• Identifying opportunities and driving the definition of technical requirements and designs to leverage automation.
• Defining and embedding standards and best practices and promoting a DevOps mentality.
• Analysing operational data to support decision‑making.

What you'll bring:

• Experience working within a Linux engineering and automation environment and a working knowledge of DevOps.
• Enterprise Linux OS (RedHat, CentOS, Rocky, Oracle).
• DevOps/Automation toolsets including Terraform, Git, Packer, Ansible and Vault.
• Discipline to follow secure development and deployment best practices.
• Experience in software development using programming languages such as Python and/or Java.
• Designing, building and supporting Kubernetes clusters.
• Practical experience building capabilities in the cloud and on‑premise.

If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply – we’d love to hear from you!

Location: Salisbury or Portsmouth

Referral Bonus: £1500.00

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Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety‑ and security‑critical markets.