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# Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps

- **Company:** Leonardo UK
- **Location:** Luton, UK
- **Salary:** £54,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, DevOps, Revision Control Systems, Information Technology Operations, Release Management, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Devsecops
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/principal-software-engineer-devsecops/45146872

## About the Role

delivery capability and engineering practices. Champion secure-by-design principles across the software development lifecycle. What You'll Bring You will have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, together with experience delivering software solutions within a complex engineering environment. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate: Experience designing, building and operating secure-by-design environments. Hands-on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices and tooling. Knowledge of cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments, including associated security considerations. Experience with enterprise DevOps and DevSecOps tools supporting modern software delivery. A background in software engineering, platform engineering, IT operations or a related discipline. Experience with requirements management, configuration management and version control tools. Knowledge of

## Description

your technical leadership and mentoring, you will help build a collaborative DevSecOps culture focused on innovation, continuous improvement and operational excellence. What You'll Do Contribute to the delivery and evolution of Leonardo's enterprise-wide DevSecOps platform. Support and mentor teams adopting DevSecOps practices, tools and ways of working. Contribute to the planning and implementation of DevSecOps capabilities across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments. Design, deploy and maintain development, test and operational environments. Drive automation across software delivery and infrastructure provisioning to improve quality, consistency and efficiency. Develop and maintain automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. Apply effective change, configuration and release management practices. Support deployed services, ensuring high levels of performance, security and availability. Collaborate with engineers, platform teams and stakeholders to improve


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