Lead DevOps Engineer
// Role Summary
Lead DevOps Engineers at Northrop Grumman UK are pivotal in designing, developing, and maintaining critical CI/CD infrastructure, guiding teams to solve complex challenges and drive innovation in a mission-driven environment.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead CI/CD infrastructure design, development, and maintenance.
- Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering team growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on complex projects.
- Experience with CI/CD tools, containerization, and cloud platforms required.
- Must hold the highest level of UK Government security clearance and be a British National.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the critical CI/CD infrastructure that powers our services. This is a mission-driven opportunity to work on exciting projects with complex challenges, contributing to core solutions with meaningful, real-world impact. You will bring strong leadership, guiding your team through technical and delivery challenges to ensure customer needs are met.
"My purpose is to lead a team of engineers, rise to the challenges presented, push the boundaries and define possible together." – Matthew Bullock, Software Manager, Northrop Grumman UK
What You’ll Do
- Own the team’s 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.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (e.g., Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker, AWS).
- Proven experience in 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.
If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value potential, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British National for this clearance type. You must currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance.
Benefits
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight.
- Private healthcare.
- Cash health plan.
- Holiday buy/sell scheme.
- Career development programmes and specialist training opportunities.
- Performance-based bonuses.
Why Join Us?
- A Mission to Believe In: Help build a more secure and connected world across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
- A Place to Belong and Thrive: Join an inclusive community where every voice matters.
- Your Career, Your Way: Shape your journey with diverse roles, mentorship, development opportunities, and flexibility.