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Principal DevOps Engineer
Leonardo · Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom
Bristol, ENG, United KingdomHybrid
Remuneration
Pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution, bonus scheme, referral reward, and up to £500 annually for flexible benefits
Location
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Provides technical authority and people leadership for secure DevOps delivery, leading engineers and work packages across hybrid and cloud environments. The role includes designing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration; embedding cybersecurity into software delivery; shaping technical designs; and managing resources, risks, and stakeholder engagement. Core technologies include GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, and Azure.
Benefits
Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days annPension scheme with up to 15% employer contributionMental health support and financial adviceEmployee-led inclusion and wellbeing networksBonus schemeAccess to over 4,000 online courses through Coursera and LinkedIn LearningReferral programme rewardFlexible benefits allowance of up to £500 annually, including healthcare, dental
Qualifications
- Extensive expertise in automation, orchestration, and secure DevOps
- Experience leading and developing engineers and coordinating technical delivery
- Ability to balance hands-on engineering, technical authority, people leadership, and delivery management
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Git
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, or Helm
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Tanzu
- Scripting and automation experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Understanding of AWS, Azure, and hybrid deployments
- Knowledge of DevSecOps and cybersecurity practices in software delivery
- Experience planning technical work to cost, quality, and schedule
- Ability to recommend and justify technical approaches
Responsibilities
- Act as technical authority for automation and DevOps solutions across projects and programmes
- Lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration
- Embed cybersecurity into pipelines and environments
- Capture and analyse requirements and develop high- and low-level technical designs
- Plan, resource, and deliver work packages, including estimation, reporting, and risk management
- Line-manage, mentor, and coach DevOps engineers and technicians
- Support recruitment, onboarding, capability development, and knowledge sharing
- Contribute to technology assessments, feasibility studies, and roadmaps
- Present and justify technical solutions to stakeholders and customers
- Report delivery progress, risks, and mitigations
Skills
AnsibleAWSAzureAzure DevOpsBashDockerEnvoyGitGitHubGitHub ActionsGitLabGitLab CIHelmIstioJenkinsKubernetesOpenShiftPowerShellPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraformVault
Certifications
AWS or Azure ArchitectKubernetes CKA or CKADTerraform certification
Work schedule
Flexible hours
Industry
AerospaceDefenceSecurity
Security clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)National Security Vetting (NSV)Security Check (SC)Developed Vetting (DV)
Relocation
No