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It’s what we callDefining Possible.\nThis mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it’s the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community.\nThe Opportunity\nThis is more than just a job; it’s a mission.\nAs aSenior DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. You’ll work across a variety of exciting projects and complex challenges, helping to deliver core capabilities that have meaningful, real-world impact.\nYou’ll bring technical leadership and a proactive mindset, guiding engineers through delivery and engineering challenges to support customer and programme requirements.\n“My purpose is to lead a team of engineers, rise to the challenges presented, push the boundaries and define possible together.”\n- Matthew Bullock, Software Manager, Northrop Grumman UK\nWhat You’ll Do\nPerform hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base, including undertaking peer reviews.\nDesign engineering features that support delivery of the product roadmap and clearly articulate design decisions.\nBreak down large pieces of work into well-defined tasks aligned with Agile delivery.\nSet up and maintain CI/CD pipelines, taking ownership of build and deployment processes.\nDemonstrate development progress to internal and external customers through clear, confident presentations.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nExperience as a DevOps Engineer, with strong skills in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies and cloud platforms (such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, IaC, Docker and AWS).\nExperience inLinux system administration or similar operating systems.\nUnderstanding ofdatabase technologies, such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB.\nStrongcommunication, collaboration and problem-solving skills, ideally gained in an agile environment.\nIf you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, potential and a willingness to learn.\nSecurity Clearance\nDue to the nature of our work, you must beBritish National for this clearance type.\nYou mustcurrently hold the Highest Level ofUK Government security clearance.\nOur recruitment team is on hand to support you throughout the process:\nBenefits\nFlexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight\nPrivate healthcare\nCash health plan\nHoliday buy/sell scheme\nCareer development programmes and professional training\nPerformance-based bonuses\nWhy Join Us?\nA Mission to Believe In\nEvery day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. What we do together matters.\nA Place to Belong and Thrive\nEvery voice matters. 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