Senior DevOps Engineer
// Role Summary
Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure for innovative projects, contributing to meaningful real-world impact. This role requires technical leadership and a proactive mindset to guide engineering teams.
// Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure for services.
- Provide technical leadership and guide engineering teams through challenges.
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines, owning build and deployment processes.
- Experience with CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker, AWS).
- Requires current Highest Level of UK Government security clearance and British National citizenship.
// Role Specification
About the Role: Senior DevOps Engineer
Northrop Grumman UK is looking for a mission-driven Senior DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. You will be instrumental in shaping the technology and solutions of the future, working across a variety of exciting projects and complex challenges. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful, real-world impact and contribute to building a more secure and connected world.
You will bring technical leadership and a proactive mindset, guiding engineers through delivery and engineering challenges to support customer and programme requirements. As Matthew Bullock, Software Manager at Northrop Grumman UK, states, "My purpose is to lead a team of engineers, rise to the challenges presented, push the boundaries and define possible together."
What You'll Do:
- Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the codebase, including undertaking peer reviews.
- Design engineering features that support the delivery of the product roadmap and clearly articulate design decisions.
- Break down large pieces of work into well-defined tasks aligned with Agile delivery.
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines, taking ownership of build and deployment processes.
- Demonstrate development progress to internal and external customers through clear, confident presentations.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong skills in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker and AWS).
- Experience in Linux system administration or similar operating systems.
- Understanding of database technologies, such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, ideally gained in an agile environment.
If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, potential, and a willingness to learn.
Security Clearance Requirements:
Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British National and currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance.
Benefits and Perks:
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight.
- Private healthcare.
- Cash health plan.
- Holiday buy/sell scheme.
- Career development programmes and professional training.
- Performance-based bonuses.
Why Join Northrop Grumman UK?
A Mission to Believe In: Every day, we contribute to building a more secure and connected world across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. What we do together matters.
A Place to Belong and Thrive: Every voice matters. You can bring your authentic self to work and join a community strengthened by employee-led groups and partnerships that champion diversity, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Your Career, Your Way: Shape your journey with diverse roles, mentorship, and development opportunities that support your ambitions. Enjoy flexibility and benefits that help you balance your work and personal life.
Relocation assistance may be available.
Travel: Approximately 10% of the time.