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# Lead DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Linux System Administration, MongoDB, Scrum Methodology, SQL Databases, Containerization, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/lead-devops-engineer/northrop-grumman-uk-job107726521

## About the Role

* Experience as a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies, and cloud platforms (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 British National for this clearance type.

You must currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance .

## Description

As a Lead DevOps Engineer , you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical CI/CD infrastructure that powers our services. You'll be self-driven, organised and passionate about building elegant, stable and scalable solutions.

You'll work across a wide variety of exciting projects with complex challenges, contributing to core solutions that have meaningful, real-world impact. You'll also bring strong leadership, guiding your team through both 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.


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