Senior DevOps Engineer – Hybrid CI/CD Leader

Leonardo UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, build and support of CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks. You will own engineering delivery for multiple work packages, plan and estimate work, and report progress.

You will mentor DevOps Engineers, collaborate with project teams and customers, and drive improvements across secure environments to meet strict performance and security standards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering and supporting automation solutions.
• Able to balance hands‑on engineering with leadership responsibilities.
• Own solutions and drive DevOps in technical discussions with stakeholders.
• Experience in secure environments and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and support of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and containerised environments.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery for work packages, including planning, estimation, execution and reporting.
• Develop and review automation designs, IaC templates, and technical documentation.
• Integrate DevOps solutions across secure environments, ensuring performance and security requirements.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and technical leadership to DevOps Engineers and Technicians.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and customers to meet requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and contribute to engineering standards and governance.

Skills

CI/CD concepts

Git version control

Leadership & mentoring

Team collaboration

Scripting: Python/Bash/PowerShell

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, build and support of CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks. You will own engineering delivery for multiple work packages, plan and estimate work, and report progress.

You will mentor DevOps Engineers, collaborate with project teams and customers, and drive improvements across secure environments to meet strict performance and security standards.