Principal DevSecOps Engineer: Secure CI/CD & Automation

CyberNorth; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (DevSecOps) to drive secure software delivery across defence and security programmes. You will shape our enterprise DevSecOps capability, mentor teams, and embed security across the lifecycle.

You will lead automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure provisioning across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments, ensuring high performance and availability. Hybrid working and security clearances apply.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building and operating secure-by-design environments.
• Hands-on CI/CD practices and tooling experience.
• Knowledge of cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments including security considerations.
• Experience with enterprise DevOps and DevSecOps tools.
• Background in software/platform engineering or IT operations.
• Experience with requirements/configuration/version control tools.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, automation and deployment tech.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong communication to mentor and influence technical teams.
• Passion for automation and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery and evolution of Leonardo’s enterprise DevSecOps platform.
• Support and mentor teams adopting DevSecOps practices and tooling.
• Plan and implement DevSecOps capabilities across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments.
• Design, deploy and maintain development, test and operational environments.
• Drive automation across software delivery and infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Apply change, configuration and release management practices.
• Support deployed services ensuring performance, security and availability.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to improve delivery capability.
• Champion secure-by-design principles across the software lifecycle.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

DevSecOps

Cloud & hybrid

Security by design

Agile

Mentoring

Automation

Communication

Education

BSc in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (DevSecOps) to drive secure software delivery across defence and security programmes. You will shape our enterprise DevSecOps capability, mentor teams, and embed security across the lifecycle.

You will lead automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure provisioning across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments, ensuring high performance and availability. Hybrid working and security clearances apply.