Secure DevOps & Automation Engineer (On-Site UK)

Sopra Steria; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Sopra Steria is seeking a DevOps & Automation Engineer to join its Aerospace, Defence and Security team. The role is on-site in London, Manchester or Gloucestershire, focusing on secure delivery and robust automation across complex programmes.

You will design and implement automation solutions, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineers, ensuring high availability and secure operations. Enhanced Developed Vetting clearance is required by security.

Qualifications

• Experience in secure, highly available environments using Microsoft/Linux.
• Hands-on with configuration management and IaC approaches.
• Experience with Ansible and Terraform for automation.
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of network security principles and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Design DevOps and automation solutions for infrastructure and delivery challenges.
• Develop scripts, services and configurations to support IaC.
• Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and tooling.
• Own automation initiatives from design through delivery and handover.
• Mentor engineers and support capability development.
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure and pipelines.

Skills

DevOps experience

Automation engineering

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Sopra Steria is seeking a DevOps & Automation Engineer to join its Aerospace, Defence and Security team. The role is on-site in London, Manchester or Gloucestershire, focusing on secure delivery and robust automation across complex programmes.

You will design and implement automation solutions, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineers, ensuring high availability and secure operations. Enhanced Developed Vetting clearance is required by security.