Senior DevOps Engineer - Secure Automation & Cloud Leader

Leonardo; Lane; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Flexible benefits allowance

Referral programme

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (Technical Specialist) to lead DevOps strategy and delivery across customer programmes in the UK. You will drive automation, secure software delivery, and act as a technical authority on CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration.

The role requires full-time on-site work at customer sites with active DV clearance and engagement across agile teams, governance, and bids. A strong emphasis on leadership and collaboration with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps authority across programmes.
• Ability to influence technical strategy and external representation as SME.
• Strong communication across engineers to senior leaders.
• Proven track record in CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration.

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

Technical authority in DevOps

Strategic influence

Strong communication

Agile working

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift/Tanzu

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (Technical Specialist) to lead DevOps strategy and delivery across customer programmes in the UK. You will drive automation, secure software delivery, and act as a technical authority on CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration.

The role requires full-time on-site work at customer sites with active DV clearance and engagement across agile teams, governance, and bids. A strong emphasis on leadership and collaboration with stakeholders is essential.