DevOps Engineer
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Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£52,300
(£26.82 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
Job Description
Your impact
Do you want to grow your career in DevOps and work on solutions that safeguard the UK’s most critical missions? At Leonardo, our DevOps Engineers design, build, and maintain secure automation pipelines and environments that drive efficiency, resilience, and innovation.
Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers.
What You Will Do As a DevOps Engineer
Your impact
Do you want to grow your career in DevOps and work on solutions that safeguard the UK’s most critical missions? At Leonardo, our DevOps Engineers design, build, and maintain secure automation pipelines and environments that drive efficiency, resilience, and innovation.
Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers.
What You Will Do As a DevOps Engineer
- Configure and support CI/CD pipelines, ensuring reliable and secure software delivery.
- Contribute to the design and documentation of automation and orchestration solutions.
- Implement monitoring, patching, and upgrades for development, test, and operational environments.
- Collaborate with software, infrastructure, and cyber teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve routine issues in pipelines, environments, and deployments.
- Solid understanding of DevOps principles and hands-on experience with automation practices.
- Ability to work independently on defined tasks and collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Enthusiasm for learning and applying new tools, technologies, and ways of working.
- Experience with CI/CD concepts and version control (e.g. Git)
- Understanding of Windows/Linux systems administration
- Familiarity with scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Knowledge of containerisation concepts (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Awareness of cyber security practices in software delivery
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
- Exposure to automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https //careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Location
This role can be based at one of our UK sites, Bristol, with hybrid/custom working options where appropriate.
Why join us
At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
- Time to Recharge Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.
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Primary Location
GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane
Contract Type
Employee-Permanent
Hybrid Working
Hybrid
Contract Type
Employee-Permanent
Hybrid Working
Hybrid