Lead DevOps Engineer

Salary: £100,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker, AWS).
• Proven experience designing, developing and deploying CI/CD solutions.
• Experience in Linux system administration or similar operating systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across live production environments, including high-level networking, server and application issues.
• Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills, ideally with experience working in an agile environment.
• Must be a British National for this clearance type.
• Must currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Own the teams deliverables, working with the Scrum Master to define a clear delivery path aligned to customer requirements.
• Lead and contribute across the entire CI/CD lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, front-end development and QA, to ensure integrated delivery.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, helping to grow capability and support career development across the team.

Technologies:

• AWS
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• ElasticSearch
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• MongoDB
• SQL
• Security

More:

We are Northrop Grumman UK, where we define possible by driving innovation and solving tomorrows challenges. You will join a mission-focused, inclusive team working on meaningful projects across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, with opportunities to contribute to mission systems for the UK and NATO. Based in Manchester, this full-time role offers flexible working options including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight, private healthcare, a cash health plan, a holiday buy/sell scheme, career development programmes, specialist training opportunities, and performance-based bonuses. We support diversity, wellbeing and inclusion, and encourage growth through mentorship, development opportunities, and a workplace where every voice matters.

last updated 36 week of 2026