Senior DevOps Engineer

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK

What’s your possible?

At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology and solutions of the future. It’s what we call Defining Possible.

This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it’s the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community.

The Opportunity

This is more than just a job; it’s a mission.

As a Senior 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.

You’ll bring technical leadership and a proactive mindset, guiding engineers through delivery and engineering challenges to support customer and programme requirements.

“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

• Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base, including undertaking peer reviews.

• Design engineering features that support 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

• 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.

Benefits

• 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 Us?

• 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.

• Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.