Senior DevOps Engineer - Lead Secure Automation & CI/CD

Leonardo; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge: up to 12 flexi-days

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Private healthcare & lifestyle perks

Flexible working

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, build and support of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and containerised environments. You will own engineering delivery for work packages, planning, estimation, execution and reporting in an agile, team-centric setting.

The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring DevOps Engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to meet security and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong technical ability delivering and supporting automation solutions.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentoring.
• Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent DevOps in technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and support of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and containerised environments.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery for one or more work packages, including planning, estimation, execution, and reporting.
• Develop and review automation designs, infrastructure as code templates, and technical documentation.
• Integrate DevOps solutions across secure environments, ensuring compliance with performance and security requirements.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and technical leadership to DevOps engineers and technicians.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and customers to ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and contribute to engineering standards and governance.
• Apply DevOps principles of flow, feedback and continuous learning within the team.

Skills

CI/CD concepts

Git

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Security best practices

Git

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Github Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

ELK

Prometheus

Splunk

HashiCorp Vault

PKI

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, build and support of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and containerised environments. You will own engineering delivery for work packages, planning, estimation, execution and reporting in an agile, team-centric setting.

The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring DevOps Engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to meet security and performance requirements.