Senior DevOps Architect & Automation Leader

Leonardo; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave with flexi-days

Award-winning pension scheme

Free mental health support

Access to online courses

Tailored perks including health and lifestyle

Flexible hours with hybrid options

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to shape the future of DevOps and solve complex engineering challenges. This role requires expertise in CI/CD, cloud environments, and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate will lead and mentor a team while ensuring robust and secure delivery of solutions. Benefits include competitive salary, generous leave, and access to mental health support.

Qualifications

• Recognised expertise as a technical authority in DevOps and automation.
• Ability to influence technical strategy and represent externally.
• Experience with influencing organisational DevOps standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead in solving customer problems in an agile manner.
• Act as technical authority for DevOps across programmes.
• Mentor engineers to raise capabilities in the DevOps community.

Skills

Expert knowledge of CI/CD pipelines

Strong expertise in containerisation and orchestration

Deep knowledge of cloud environments

Experience embedding cyber security controls

Proficiency in scripting and automation

Strong communication skills

Education

Recognised expert certifications (e.g. Kubernetes CKA/CKAD)

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift/Tanzu

AWS

Azure

Job description

A leading technology firm in the UK is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to shape the future of DevOps and solve complex engineering challenges. This role requires expertise in CI/CD, cloud environments, and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate will lead and mentor a team while ensuring robust and secure delivery of solutions. Benefits include competitive salary, generous leave, and access to mental health support.