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Job Description:
The Leonardo Cyber Security Division is looking to recruit a Principal DevSecOp Engineer to join its UK based engineering team working within a highly secure environment; with responsibility for providing a bridge between software development, testing, infrastructure, operations and system administrators to facilitate efficient, continuous and high-quality software and environment delivery.
The processes and tooling implemented by the Principal DevSecOps Engineer will enable source code and associated artefacts to be installed and configured on scalable infrastructure across environments which comply to strict security regulations. The Principal DevSecOps Engineer will typically combine the skills of software coding and/or scripting, process reengineering and infrastructure provisioning with exemplary leadership, team working and communication skills. The Principal DevSecOps Engineer should have a good breadth of knowledge across the disciplines of software development and how software and infrastructure is deployed.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of performing in a similar strategic and leading DevSecOps position, and preferably working in a secure environment. You will possess a strong all round technical ability with an excellent working knowledge of platform capability area for Cloud / Hybrid and on-premise network and systems infrastructure technologies. An awareness of cyber security capabilities is advantageous. You will need to have strong experience in owning and overseeing the building, implementing and maintaining of systems with complex architectures on client site; with on-going proactive operational support, and working closely with key stakeholders and end users. Working within a specialist skilled engineering team providing 1st to 3rd line support to the client.
These roles demand excellent technical skills with the responsibility to support, maintain and operate systems while conforming to industry best practice and/or Leonardo best practices and technical designs. The principal role will require excellent leadership and team working attributes but also requires the ability to take accountability to work independently.
Projects will be from the full systems engineering lifecycle from Concept Exploration through to In-Service Support providing the opportunity to develop your experience while supporting the requirements management, system architecture and design, subsystem design and development, system integration, test and acceptance and specialist technical support.
What you’ll do as a Principal DevSecOps Engineer:
As a Principal DevSecOps Engineer within the Cyber Division, you will typically be working as part of a larger Project team including the design, development and testing of secure systems, including but not limited to, Information Management Systems, Command and Control systems, Security Monitoring of IT, IoT and CNI systems and services.
These roles will have the ability to take ownership / implement the DevSecOps side of the engineering delivery of one or more work packages, including the planning, estimation, execution and progress reporting of own workload and that of other team members.
What we need from you:
You really must have:
A good working knowledge and experience of various techniques with a broad scope of skills and experience of mainstream IT infrastructure services and components including:
It would be nice if you had:
Security Clearance
You must be a sole UK National and hold current UK Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
Life at Leonardo
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.
At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.
Primary Location:
GB - Gloucester
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hybrid Working:
Hybrid