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Principal DevOps Engineer
Leonardo · Gloucester, ENG, United Kingdom
Gloucester, ENG, United KingdomHybrid
Remuneration
Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days; pension with up to 15% employer contribution; bonus scheme; mental health support and financial advice; free online courses; referral rewards; flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, discounts, and gym memberships.
Location
Gloucester, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Provides technical leadership for DevOps delivery on customer programmes, guiding an established team and shaping secure, effective solutions to customer requirements. Leads CI/CD pipeline, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration work; embeds cybersecurity through DevSecOps practices; and oversees technical delivery, mentoring, technology assessments, and customer engagement. The role works with tools including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, and Azure.
Benefits
Generous leave with up to 12 additional flexi-daysPension with up to 15% employer contributionBonus schemeMental health supportFinancial adviceEmployee-led inclusion and diversity networksFree access to online coursesReferral rewardsFlexible benefits including healthcare, dental, family cover, discounts, and gym
Qualifications
- Extensive expertise in automation, orchestration, and secure DevOps.
- Ability to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentorship.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to justify technical approaches.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Git.
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Helm for infrastructure as code.
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Tanzu.
- Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Understanding of AWS, Azure, and hybrid deployments.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps and cybersecurity practices in software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead automation and DevOps solutions across projects and programmes.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration.
- Embed cybersecurity into pipelines and environments through DevSecOps practices.
- Capture and analyse requirements and develop technical designs.
- Plan, estimate, report on, and own technical delivery for assigned work packages.
- Mentor and coach DevOps engineers and technicians.
- Support technology assessments, feasibility studies, and roadmaps.
- Present and defend technical solutions with customers and stakeholders.
Skills
AnsibleAWSAzureAzure DevOpsBashDockerEnvoyGitGitHubGitHub ActionsGitLabGitLab CIHelmIstioJenkinsKubernetesOpenShiftPowerShellPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraformVaultElasticsearchKibanaLogstash
Certifications
AWS or Azure ArchitectKubernetes CKA or CKADTerraform certification
Work schedule
Flexible hours
Industry
AerospaceDefenceSecurity
Security clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)Security Check (SC)Developed Vetting (DV)
Relocation
No