Senior DevOps Engineer — Automation & Secure Delivery Lead

Leonardo; West of England; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Lifelong learning

Refer a friend

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (Technical Specialist) to act as the technical authority for DevOps across programmes in the UK. The role includes shaping architectures, leading automation strategies, and delivering secure, robust CI/CD pipelines on customer sites.

An active DV clearance is required, with hybrid/onsite working options in the UK. You will mentor engineers, contribute to technical strategy, and engage with stakeholders from engineers to senior leaders, ensuring

Qualifications

• Recognised expertise as a technical authority in DevOps and automation.
• Ability to influence technical strategy and represent Leonardo externally as a subject matter expert.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders from engineers to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for DevOps across programmes, shaping architectures and guiding technical delivery.
• Define and influence DevOps roadmaps, innovation, and future strategies for automation and secure delivery.
• Lead feasibility studies, technology assessments, and solution recommendations for complex engineering challenges.
• Provide advanced guidance in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration across environments.
• Mentor Principal, Senior, and Early-career Engineers to raise capability across the DevOps community.
• Represent Leonardo at customer reviews, technical boards, and industry events, presenting and defending solutions.
• Contribute expert input to bids, proposals, and technical strategy.
• Champion secure-by-design principles, accreditation alignment, and engineering governance.

Skills

DevOps authority

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

Container orchestration

Cloud environments

Scripting

Security in pipelines

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

HashiCorp Vault

AWS

Azure

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (Technical Specialist) to act as the technical authority for DevOps across programmes in the UK. The role includes shaping architectures, leading automation strategies, and delivering secure, robust CI/CD pipelines on customer sites.

An active DV clearance is required, with hybrid/onsite working options in the UK. You will mentor engineers, contribute to technical strategy, and engage with stakeholders from engineers to senior leaders, ensuring