Senior DevOps Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Career development programmes

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, develop and maintain infrastructure powering our services. You will lead hands-on development, guide engineers through delivery, and support customer and programme requirements in a hybrid UK environment.

You will work across multiple projects, leveraging CI/CD, containers, and cloud platforms (AWS, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker) while ensuring robust security and collaboration in an agile setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps Engineer with CI/CD and cloud platforms.
• Strong Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with databases such as SQL, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in Agile environments.
• British National with the required security clearance for UK government work.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on development and contribute to the codebase, including peer reviews.
• Design engineering features that support delivery of the product roadmap and articulate design decisions.
• Break down large pieces of work into tasks aligned with Agile delivery.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.

Skills

CI/CD

Containerisation

Cloud platforms

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Linux admin

SQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Tools

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

IaC

Job description

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK What’s your possible? At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology and solutions of the future. It’s what we call Defining Possible. This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it’s the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community.

The Opportunity

This is more than just a job; it’s a mission. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. You’ll work across a variety of exciting projects and complex challenges, helping to deliver core capabilities that have meaningful, real-world impact. You’ll bring technical leadership and a proactive mindset, guiding engineers through delivery and engineering challenges to support customer and programme requirements.

What You’ll Do

Perform hands‑on development and actively contribute to the code base, including undertaking peer reviews. Design engineering features that support delivery of the product roadmap and clearly articulate design decisions. Break down large pieces of work into well-defined tasks aligned with Agile delivery. Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines, taking ownership of build and deployment processes. Demonstrate development progress to internal and external customers through clear, confident presentations.

“My purpose is to lead a team of engineers, rise to the challenges presented, push the boundaries and define possible together.” – Matthew Bullock, Software Manager, Northrop Grumman UK.

What We’re Looking For

Experience as a DevOps Engineer, with strong skills in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies and cloud platforms (such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker and AWS). Experience in Linux system administration or similar operating systems. Understanding of database technologies, such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB. Strong communication, collaboration and problem‑solving skills, ideally gained in an agile environment. If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, potential and a willingness to learn.

Security Clearance Due to the nature of our work, you must be British National for this clearance type. You must currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance.

Our recruitment team is on hand to support you throughout the process: [e-mail]

Benefits

Flexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight Private healthcare Cash health plan Holiday buy/sell scheme Career development programmes and professional training Performance-based bonuses

Why Join Us?

A Mission to Believe In Every day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. What we do together matters.

A Place to Belong and Thrive

Every voice matters. You can bring your authentic self to work and join a community strengthened by employee-led groups and partnerships that champion diversity, wellbeing and inclusion.

Your Career, Your Way

Shape your journey with diverse roles, mentorship and development opportunities that support your ambitions. Enjoy flexibility and benefits that help you balance your work and personal life.

We’re growing across the UK. #SOFT-ENG-DEVOPS

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.