About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 130,000 per year
Requirements: We require 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.We require experience in Linux system administration or similar operating systems.We require an understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB.We require strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, ideally gained in an agile environment.We require British National status for this clearance type.We require that you currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance. Responsibilities: We design, develop, and maintain the critical infrastructure that powers our services.We perform hands-on development and contribute actively to the code base, including peer reviews.We design engineering features that support delivery of the product roadmap and clearly articulate design decisions.We break down large pieces of work into well-defined tasks aligned with Agile delivery.We set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and take ownership of build and deployment processes.We demonstrate development progress to internal and external customers through clear, confident presentations.We provide technical leadership and a proactive approach to guide engineers through delivery and engineering challenges. Technologies: AWSCI/CDCloudDevOpsDockerElasticSearchSupportJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMongoDBSQLSecurity More:
We are Northrop Grumman UK, where we define possible by driving innovation and solving tomorrows challenges across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. This is a full-time Senior DevOps Engineer role based in Manchester, United Kingdom, with travel required around 10% of the time and relocation assistance potentially available. We offer 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, professional training, and performance-based bonuses. We are committed to diversity, wellbeing, and inclusion, and we encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.
last updated 36 week of 2026